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Copyrighted according- to Act of Congress, in the year 1877. 

By A. F. WORTHINGTON, M. D. 
In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. 

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PREFACE. 



'"THIS little volume is simply what its title 
indicates, a "Practical Guide" in the 
treatment of the common forms of acute dis- 
ease. It is not the aim of this work to make 
physicians of the public, nor is it to be ex- 
pected that every case of disease can be 
safely treated by domestic practice, neverthe- 
less a long list of acute and serious diseases 
may be treated with greater safety and success 
by following the directions here given than 
they are treated by the ordinary drugging 
physicians. The treatment of such diseases 
as Diphtheria, Cholera, Small-pox, Acute 
Inflammations, and all severe and dangerous 
forms of Fever, etc., etc., should not be at- 
tempted except in the absence of a reliable 
Homoeopathic physician, or until the services 
of such a one can be obtained. For con- 
venience, it is desirable that a book of this 
kind should be made to occupy as little space 
as possible; for this reason, acute diseases or 
that class requiring prompt treatment only 
are considered. A chapter, however, has 



4 Preface. 

been devoted to the treatment of " Poison- 
ing;" also, one to Apparent Death from 
Drowning, Suffocation, etc., which will be 
found to be of great practical importance, 
not only to families but to students and 
junior practitioners. 

With respect to the remedies, they have 
been arranged under the head of each 
disease in alphabetical order. 

The diseases have likewise been arranged 
in alphabetical order in the body of the work, 
as well as in the contents, and can, therefore, 
be consulted with the greatest facility. 

This work is designed for the non-profes- 
sional masses, and is, therefore, written in 
such language as to be understood by all. 

In its preparation, our best authorities in 
the English and American Homoeopathic 
literature have been consulted, and from 
their rich treasury most of the material it 
contains has been carefully selected. Such 
symptoms and indications for the uses of the 
remedies only are given as have withstood 
the practical test of experience. 

The necessity for a work of this kind will 
be more apparent, when we bear in mind 
that a large portion of the population of the 
United States are not within reach of 
Homoeopathic physicians, and, if they make 
use of the remedies, are obliged to depend 
upon such knowledge as can be obtained 
from books desired for domestic use. 



PART I. 



INTRODUCTION. 

LIST OF MEDICINES, 
Prescribed in this Book, with their English Names. 



I. 


Aconitum napellus. 


Monkshood, 


2. 


Antimonium tartaric. 


Tartar emetic. 


3- 


Apis mellifica. 


Poison of honey bee. 


4- 


Arnica montana. 


Leopards bane. 


5- 


Arsenicum album. 


Arsenious acid. 


6. 


Belladonna. 


Deadly nightshade. 


7- 


Bryonia alba. 


White bryony. 


8. 


Caicarea carbonica. 


Carbonate of lime. 


9- 


Caroo vegetabilis. 


Vegetable charcoal. 


IO. 


Chamomilla. 


Chamomile. 


ii. 


Cincnona or China. 


Peruvian bark. 


12. 


Cina. 


Worm seed. 


x 3- 


Coifea cruda. 


Raw coffee. 


14. 


Coiocvnthis. 


Colocynth apple. 


J 5- 


Cuprum. 


Copper. 


16. 


Dulcamara. 


Bitter-sweet. 


i7- 


hepar sulph. caicarea. 


Sulphur et of lime. 


18. 


Ignatia amara. 


St. Ignatus bean. 


19. 


Ipecacuanha. 


Ipecac. 


20. 


Kali bichromicum. 


Bichromate of potash 


21. 


Mercunus. 


Mercury. 


22. 


ISiux vomica. 


Nux vomica. 


23- 


Pnospnorus, 


Phosphorus. 



6 Introduction. 

24. Pulsatilla, Meadow anemone. 

25. Rhus toxicodendron. Poison oak. 

26. Spongia tosta. Burnt sponge. 

27. Sulphur. Sulphur. 

28. Veratrum alb. White hellebore. 



EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS. 

Arnica — Mix two teaspoonfuls of the 
tincture with a half a tumblerful of water 
to make a lotion. 

Uses — Bruises of all kinds. 

Calendula — Two teaspoonfuls of the tinct- 
ure with half a tumblerful of water. Use 
as a lotion. 

Uses— Cuts or lacerated wounds. 

Ihe Dilution or strength tf/*the medicines 
recommended in this work is the third 
potency of the vegetable and the sixth of 
the mineral preparations, except when other- 
wise directed. 

ADMINISTRATION OF REMEDIES. 

Homoeopathic medicines are prepared for 
use either in the form of liquids, powders or 
globules. 

Medicated globules or pellets are gener- 
ally prescribed in domestic practice, on 
account of greater convenience, and are also 
considered to be equally effective in the great 
majority of cases. For adults we recom- 



Introduction. 7 

mend eight to ten, and for children two to 
six globules as a dose dry on the tongue, or 
twenty-five or thirty globules may be dis- 
solved in half a tumblerful of pure, soft 
water — a teaspoonful of the solution given 
as a dose to a child, or two teaspoonfuls to 
an adult. 

When liquids are used, five to ten drops 
may be dissolved in a glass half full of pure, 
soft water, and a dessert-spoonful given as a 
dose to an adult, or a teaspoonful to a child. 

The powders, or triturations as they are 
called, may either be given in the same man- 
ner, about five to ten grains dissolved in half 
a tumbler of pure water, and one or two 
teaspoonfuls at a dose, or as much as would 
lie on a silver five-cent piece taken at a dose 
dry on the tongue. 

The medicines should not be taken within 
half an hour before or after a meal. The 
frequency of repetition of the dose is given 
with every medicine in the treatment of each 
disease. 

As soon however as the symptoms of the 
disease abate the medicine must be given at 
longer intervals and then discontinued. 

Should the symptoms of an existing disease 
change their character after a medicine has 
been given, that medicine should no longer 
be continued, but another substituted more 
suited to the new symptoms. In some cases 



8 Introduction. 

the symptoms of a disease are either so 
numerous or so varied that one medicine is 
not sufficient to cover or complete the anal- 
ogy of them all. In such cases another 
remedy may be chosen, which will include 
the more prominent symptoms. The two 
medicines should not be mixed, for this 
would interfere with their respective oroper- 
ties and actions, but dissolved separately and 
given in alternation — that is a dose of one 
medicine then a dose of the other, and so on. 

Diet. — When taking Homoeopathic reme- 
dies, the patient must abstain from all other 
medicines, herb teas, odors, as camphor, 
cologne, hartshorn, etc., and avoid vinegar, 
pepper and spices, and as far as Dossible, 
coffee and tobacco, all rich and highly sea- 
soned food, greasy substances, pastry, and 
food difficult of digestion, such as pork, 
geese, ducks, lobsters, crabs and ciams. sau- 
sages, cheese, etc. Also, vegetables of a 
pungent, aromatic nature, or having- medical 
properties, as onions, garlic, asparagus, rad- 
ishes, horse-radish, celery, parsley, ere. Cof- 
fee not always prejudicial to health wiii surely 
antidote the effect of some medicines. It is 
better therefore to abstain from it altogether 
while taking medicine; also, green tea. black 
tea, cocoa or chocolate may be used as substi- 
tutes. Especially avoid all articles known 
to disagree. 



PART II. 

DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 

for the Dose oj the Medicines, see page 7. 
ABSCESS. 

Symptoms — A collection of purulent mat* 
ter in a tumor, the result of local inflamma^ 
tion, ana which terminates in suppuration. 

Belladonna — When there is much swell- 
ing, pain and inflammation, or of an ery- 
sipelatous appearance, A dose three times 
a day. 

Hevar — When matter begins to form. A 
dose three times a day. 

Mcrcurius — When the abscess is shining 
and rea. or when it is situated in the vicinity 
of glands. In the commencement often 
prevents suppuration. A dose three times a 
day. 

General Directions — When the ab- 
scess is coming to a head, the application of 
a breaa-and-milk or slippery elm poul- 
tice wiii be found serviceable in promoting 
the suppurative process. 



io Diseases and their Treatment* 

APOPLEXY. 

Symptoms — Loss of consciousness, speech 
and motion; face flushed or pale; breathing 
slow and of a snoring character, and the 
patient lies in a comatose condition from 
which he can not be roused. 

Aconitum — In premonitory symptoms; 
violent headache above the eyes, especially 
when stooping or coughing. 

Belladonna — If there are signs of conges- 
tion of the head and chest. A dose every 
hour. 

JVux vomica — 'For persons addicted to in- 
temperate habits, or if resulting from an 
overloaded stomach. A dose every hour. 

General Directions — Remove all tight 
clothing, raise the head, place the patient in 
a cool and airy apartment, immerse the feet 
in hot water, and send immediately for a 
physician. 

apparent death. 

Treatment — Apparent death from inhal- 
ing NOXIOUS GASES. If a person has 
become insensible from inhaling Carbonic 
Acid, Carbonic Oxide, Fumes of Burning 
Charcoal^ Chlorine or Sulphureted Hydro- 
gen Gas, expose him at once to the fresh air. 
Bathe the face and breast with vinegar and 
let him inhale the vapor. Give strong coffee 
to drink; apply cold water to the head and 



Apparent Death. n 

warmth to the feet. If necessary, have 
recourse to Dr. Hall's method of resuscita- 
tion, as explained under "Apparent Death 
from Drowning." If there is congestion to the 
head, loss of consciousness, give Belladonna. 
A dose every twenty or thirty minutes. If 
the patient is excited, talks much and rapidly, 
give Coffea. Dose as Belladonna. 

From CHLOROFORM, ETHER, NI- 
TROUS OXIDE GAS and other ANES- 
THETICS, place the body in a horizontal 
position, with head well elevated; open the 
windows, loosen the clothing, dash cold 
water on the face, shake the chest vigorously 
and hold Ammonia to the nostrils. These 
failing, endeavor to induce artificial respira- 
tion, as explained under "Apparent Death 
from Drowning." After breathing is estab- 
lished and if the patient complains of 
chilliness and a sense of intoxication, nausea, 
etc., with quick pulse, give Nux vomica 
every half hour till better. 

From COLD, always place the body in a 
cold room, and cover it with snow or bathe 
it in ice-cold water until the limbs become 
soft and flexible, then place it in a dry bed 
and rub briskly with flannel, at the same 
time try to induce artificial respiration by 
Dr. Hall's method, explained under the head 
of "Asphyxia from Drowning." As soon as 
there are signs of returning life, give small 
injections of coffee, without milk, and if the 



i % Diseases and their Treatment. 

patient can swallow, give him spoonful doses 
of coffee to drink. 

From DROWNING, place the bodv in a 
horizontal position,y<zc£ down, with one wrist 
under the forehead. Now with one hand 
upon the back and the other upon the abdo 
men, press gently for about two seconds., 
then turn the body well upon the side, and 
after a couple of seconds, place it aeain upon 
the face, and repeat as before. In this way 
strive to induce artificial respiration nv the 
alternate pressure upon the abdomen and 
rotation of the body. Meanwhile have 
the limbs rubbed briskly upward, and the 
wet articles of clothing replaced hv dry, 
warm ones. Antimonium tart, is « valu- 
able remedy in these cases. A dose every 
half hour. 

From HANGING, CHOKING, etc., en- 
deavor to induce artificial respiration by the 
same method as recommended for drowning. 

APPETITE, LOSS OF. 

Generally a symptom of derangement ot 
the stomach, and want of power or tone in 
the digestive organs. 

Cinchona — if there appears to be no ap- 
parent derangement of the system. A dose 
night and morning. 

Nux vomica — When loss of appetite pro 
ceeds from sedentary habits, late hours, wine, 



Asthma. 13 

etc.; worse in the morning. A dose night 
and morning. 

Pulsatilla — If it arises from eating rich 
food, pastry, etc.; worse in the evening. 
A dose night and morning. (See Health, 
Rules of.) 

APPETITE, VORACIOUS. 

Is frequently a symptom of worm affect- 
ions, dyspepsia, pregnancy, or the result of 
debilitating diseases. 

Cinchona — When occuring during conva- 
lescence after debilitating illness. A dose 
night and morning. 

Cina — When connected with worm affect- 
ions. A dose night and morning. 

Nux vomica — Unnatural hunger during 
pregnancy, or if resulting from impaired 
digestion. A dose night and morning. 
(See Indigestion, Worms.) 

ASTHMA. 

Symptoms — Shortness of breathing oc 
curring in paroxysms and attended with a 
sensation of suffocating constriction of the 
chest, cough and wheezing respiration. 

Arsenicum — Difficult and oppressed 
breathing; worse at night on lying down, 
oppression of the chest and great debility; 
cold sweats, etc. A dose every hour. 



14 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Ipecacuanha — Paroxysms of suffocation ; 
feeling of constriction and rattling of mucus 
in the chest. A dose every hour. 

Phosphorus — Great anxiety in the chest; 
spasmodic constriction of the chest; fatiguing 
cough. A dose every hour. 

BILIOUS DERANGEMENT BILIOUSNESS. 

Symptoms — Nausea, frequent vomiting of 
bile, furred tongue, bitter taste in mouth, 
headache, thirst, loss of appetite, bowels 
either constipated or relaxed, etc. 

Bryonia — Bilious vomiting, especially after 
drinking; tension and fullness in the region 
of the stomach, etc. A dose every three 
hours. 

Chamo?nilla — Vomiting; thirst; loss of ap- 
petite; colic; diarrhea. A dose every three 
hourb 

Mercurius — Nausea or vomiting of bilious 
matter; bitter taste in mouth; headache and 
thirst. A dose every three hours. 

Nux vomica — Pain in stomach and side; 
headache; vomiting with constipation; furred 
tongue. A dose every three hours. 

Pulsatilla — Vomiting of food ; slimy or bil- 
ious diarrhea; shivering; bitter taste in 
mouth; loss of appetite; also, when caused 
by errors in diet. A dose every three hours. 



Boils. 15 

BOILS. 

Symptoms — Inflammatory, circumscribed 
and painful swellings, immediately under the 
skin, terminating in the formation and dis- 
charge of matter. 

Belladonna — If the boil is red and painful. 
A dose three times a day. 

Hepar is useful to bring the boil to a head 
after suppuration has commenced. A dose 
three times a day. 

Sulphur — To prevent a recurrence of boils. 
A dose night and morning. 

Carbuncle. — This is a large and malig- 
nant boil; very painful and even dangerous, 
as it indicates a low state of health. It is flat 
and firm, with a crust with several imperfect 
openings, from which the matter passes out. 
This and its size, and the intense pain 
accompanying, distinguishes it from a com- 
mon boil. 

Arsenicmn — Large,painful, malignant car- 
buncle, with great prostration. A dose every 
three hours. 

Apis mellifica — Much swelling and erysip- 
elatous tendency. Dose as for Arsenicum. 

Belladonna — Red hot swelling of the dis- 
eased part, etc. 

BREATH, OFFENSIVE. 

May be caused by a deranged stomach, 



*6 Diseases and their Treatment. 

abuse of mercury, decayed teeth, diseased 
gums, or want of cleanliness. 

Carbo veg — If arising from abuse of mer- 
cury; gums bleed readily. A dose night and 
morning. * 

Mercurius — If it arises from diseased gums 
or thrush. A dose night and morning. 

Nux vomica — Should derangement of the 
stomach exist; Nux, if worse in morning. 

Pulsatilla — If worse at night. A dose 
night and morning. 

General Directions — Be careful with 
your diet, and rinse the mouth frequently 
with warm water. (See Indigestion, Can- 
ker in the Mouth. ) 

BRONCHITIS. 

Generally caused by exposure to cold or 
damp, though sometimes met with in the 
course of fevers, etc. The acute form is 
characterized by difficulty of breathing, 
wheezing sounds in the chest, constant 
cough, at first hard, and with tough yellow 
phlegm, mixed with froth, flushed face, hot 
skin, high pulse, furred tongue, headache 
and often yellowish complexion. 

Aconitum — Short dry cough, with constant 
irritation; stitches in the chest; burning 
heat, etc. A dose every two or three hours. 

Antimonium tart — In the second stage, 
when there is much wheezing; sickness 



Chicken Pax. 17 

being induced by great accumulation of 
mucus, with paroxysms of cough, etc. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

Bryonia — Spasmodic or suffocating cough ; 
vomiting of food ;' stitches in the side or pains 
in the head. Dose as Antimonium tart. 

Phosphorus — Stitches in the throat or pains 
in the chest; dry cough; from tickling in the 
throat, etc. Dose as Antimonium tart. (See 
Coughs, Colds, etc.) 

BUNIONS. 

Symptoms — Inflammation on the ball of 
the great toe. 

Treatment — When the bunion becomes 
inflamed and painful from walking or pres- 
sure, bathe the foot in warrn water, and 
afterward apply Arnica, one part of tincture 
to ten of water. All pressure on the bunion 
must be avoided. 

CHICKEN POX. 

Symptoms — An eruption somewhat re- 
sembling small pox, but much milder in its 
character; it runs its course in six or seven 
days; the feverish symptoms are generally 
slight. 

Aconitum should be used at the commence- 
ment, if there is much fever; A dose every 
three or four hours. 



1 8 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Belladonna — Headache, sleeplessness, or if 
there are symptoms of congestion in the 
head. A dose every three or four hours. 

Rhus is considered the best general reme- 
dy in this disease. A dose every three or 
four hours. 

General Directions — Keep the patient 
cool, the room well ventilated, and let the 
diet be light. 

CHILBLAINS. 

The frequent recurrence of chilbains is an 
indication that the cause is constitutional, 
and until the tendency is removed (which 
can only be done under the advice of a 
skillful physician), the party suffering can 
not expect to be free from them. 

Cause — Great variation in the tempera- 
ture. 

Phosphorus is specific in many cases. A 
dose three times a day. 

Pulsatilla — If the part swells and itches 
violently. A dose three times a day. 

Sulphur — If the chilblains are of long 
standing. A dose night and morning. 

CHILL OR COLD, BAD EFFECTS OF. 

Difficult breathing, colic, cough, cold in 
the head, diarrhea, headache, hoarseness, 
earache, pains in the chest and limbs, sore 
throat and toothache are amongf the most 



Chill or Cold, Bad Effects of 19 

common complaints arising from a cold or 
chill. 

Reference has been made to most of these 
under their different headings, but a few of 
the principal remedies against the bad effects 
of a chill are here inserted. 

When the affections caused by a chill are 
acute and painful recourse should be had to 
Aconitum, Chamomilla, Nux or Pulsatilla, 
but when there is, on the contrary, little 
fain, Dulcamara will be found suitable in 
the majority of cases. 

Aconitum will be found suitable in tooth- 
ache, faceache or other neuralgia, with head- 
ache, congestion, violent feverish heat, etc. 

Chamomilla — In headache, tootache, ear- 
ache or other excessively painful neuralgia, 
with agitation, violent feverish heat, moist 
cough, etc. 

Dulcamara — In headache, affections of the 
sight or hearing, toothache, sore throat, gas- 
tric sufferings, moist cough, painless diarrhea, 
pains in the limbs, fever, etc. 

Mercurius — In pains in the limbs, sore 
throat, affections of the eyes, toothache, ear- 
ache, painful diarrhea, dysentery, etc. 

Nux vo?nica — In fever, dry cough, dry cold 
in the head, dysentery, etc. 

Pulsatilla — In fluent cold in the head, 
moist cough, earache, fever, diarrhea, etc., 
and especially in the case of pregnant 
women. 



20 Diseases and their . Treatment, 

Bad effects of Chill — Medicines Especially Adapted. 

Asthma — Arsenicum or Ipecacuanha. 
Colic — Chamomilla, Cinchona or Nux. 

Diarrhea — Bryonia, Dulcamara or Mercu 
rius. 

Earache — Chamomilla, Mercurius or Pulsa 
tilla. . 

Eyes, Inflammation of the — Aconitum, Bel- 
ladonna or Pulsatilla. 

Gastric Derangement — Chamomilla or Dul- 
camara. 

Headache — Aconitum, Belladonna or Nux. 

Hearing, Difficulty of — Belladonna, Mercu- 
rius or Pulsatilla. 

Hoarseness — Belladonna, Chamomilla, Dul- 
camara or Kali bichromicum. 

Neuralgia — Aconitum or Chamomilla. 

Pains in the Limbs — Aconitum, Bryonia or 
Mercurius. 

Sore Throat — Apis mal., Belladonna, Cham- 
omilla, Mercurius or Kali bichromicum. 

Toothache — Chamomilla, Dulcamara or 
Mercurius. 

A dose of the appropriate medicine may 
be taken every two,. four or six hours. (See 
Cough, Cold in the Head, Earache, etc. ) 

CHOLERA, ASIATIC. 

Symptoms — Cholera is almost always pre- 
ceded by a diarrhea (of ten painless), lasting 



Cholera, Asiatic. 21 

from six hours to as many days. During 
the prevalence of cholera, any diarrhea, 
however slight, should receive immediate 
attention. 

When attacked with diarrhea, the patient 
should go to bed immediately, and keep the 
recumbent position as long as the diarrhea 
continues, using a bed-pan when the bowels 
move. Small quantities of water may be 
given to alleviate thirst. The food should 
be light but nutritious. 

Arsenicum — If there is sudden sinking of 
strength; burning pai7t in the stomach and 
intestines; anguish in the chest; great thirst 
for cold water, with desire to drink but little 
at a time, vomiting immediately on drinking; 
great restlessness; blueness around the eyes, 
which are sunken; face and lips blue and 
cold. A dose every half hour till relief is 
afforded. 

Ca?nphora — If there is icy coldness of the 
skin; sudden loss of strength; faintness 
with intense pressure in the pit of the stom- 
ach; dizziness; colicky pain in the stomach, 
with nausea and vomiting; evacuations mod- 
erate, cold perspiration, especially in the 
face; burning in the gullet and stomach; 
cramps, especially in the calves; the upper 
lip is drawn up, exposing the upper teeth; 
eyes sunken and fixed A dose every ten 
minutes until there is improvement. 



22 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Car bo veg — Sometimes the collapse is 
still more marked. At the outset the tongue 
and breath are cold; great exhaustion; voice 
lost; no vomiting, diarrhea, spasm or pain; 
urine suppressed. A dose every ten minutes 
till warmth returns. 

Cuprum — When the evacuations are less 
copious, the spasms and cramps in the stom- 
ach and chest more painful, coming on in 
paroxysms, with extreme se7tsitivenrss to 
touch; vomiting slopped for a sho^t tim? by 
drinking; face and lips blue and cold; voce 
coarse; difficult breathing; urinary secretions 
suppressed. As directed for Vcratrum. 

Sulphur — When the diarrhea commences 
between midnight and morning, with or 
without pain, with or without vomiting, or 
diarrhea and vomiting at the sa?ne time; 
ineffectual desire to evacuate; numbness of 
the limbs; cramps in the soles of the feet 
and calves. A dose every half hour till 
relief is afforded. 

Vcratrum alb — If there is violent and 
profuse discharge of fuids like rice water, 
both upward and downward; vomiting of 
frothy substances; great anguish; oppression 
and spasmodic constriction of the chest; 
extre?ne thirst for cold water in large quan- 
tities; vomiting after drinking, with great 
lassitude or diarrhea at the same time; dis- 
torted countenance; cold, pale or bluish face 
and lips; eyes sunken and fixed, blue under 



Cholera Morbus. 23 

the eyes, pupils contracted; cramps in the 
calves, fingers and toes; hoarse, feeble voice, 
with coldness of the mouth and tongue; dry 
or yellow coated tongue; cold perspiration 
on the forehead during the evacuations; 
urinary secretions suppressed. A dose every 
five or ten minutes until there is decided 
improvement. 

Preventive Remedies — Cuprum and 
V^eratrum alb. alternately. Every other 
night a dose during the epidemic. 



CHOLERA MORBUS 

Comes on usually at night, in hot weather, 
and is characterized by an attack of vomiting 
and diarrhea, and deranged state of the liver, 
setting in with great pain in the bowels, 
sickness at the stomach, and vomiting of 
large quantities of dark-greenish, bitter- tast- 
ing substance, frequently with cramps in the 
\ stomach and bowels, sometimes extending 
I to the feet, calves of the legs, hands and 
arms. 

Arsenicum — Violent pains in the stomach; 
great thirst; constant nausea; diarrhea; and 
violent vomiting of watery, bilious, or slimy, 
greenish, brownish or blackish substances. 
A dose every half hour till better. 

Colocynthis — Vomiting of green sub- 
stances, with violent colic and frequent 



24 Diseases and their Treatment. 

diarrheic stools. May be given in alternation 
with Ipecacuanha. A dose every half hour. 

Cuprmn — When cramps or spasms are 
prominent symptoms. Dose as for Arseni- 
cum. 

Ipecacuanha — In the early stage, and 
where nausea and vomitingv* the prominent 
symptom. May be given in alternation 
with Colocynthis. A dose every half hour 
or hour till better. 



COLIC. 

Symptoms — Severe pain in the abdomen, 
occurring in paroxysms, sometimes attended 
with nausea, vomiting, constipation or diar- 
rhea, little or no fever; the pain is relieved 
by pressure. 

Colic — Medicines Especially Adapted. 

Bilious Colic — Chamomilla, Colocynthis or 

Nux vomica. 
Chill, Colic from a — Chamomilla, Cinchona 

or Nux vomica. 
Colic with Diarrhea — See Diarrhea with 

Colic. 
Flatulent Colic — Chamomilla, Cinchona, 

Colocynthis, Nux, vomica or Pulsatilla. 
Spasmodic Colic — Belladonna, Colocynthis 

or Nux vomica. 



Constipatiofi. 25 

If Colic arises from a fit of anger or pas- 
sion. (See Emotions of the mind.) 

Chamomilla — Tearing, drawing pains, 
with restlessness and tossing; flatulence. A 
dose every hour. 

Cinchona — Distention of the abdomen; 
spasmodic and constrictive pains. Dose as 
Chamomilla. 

Colocynthis — Violent pains, compared to 
stabbing, cutting or pinching, with diarrhea. 
Dose as Chamomilla. 

Nux vomica — Gripings and flatulence; 
sensation of a band round the stomach. 
Dose as Chamomilla. 

Pulsatilla — Diarrhea; shiverings; aggra- 
vation on sitting or lying. Dose as Cham- 
omilla. 

General Directions — Apply a hot 
poultice or warm flannel. (See Indigestion.) 

CONGESTION OR DETERMINATION OF BLOOD 
TO THE HEAD. 

Symptoms — The head feels full and heavy; 

J headache mostly over the eyes, increased by 

stooping, coughing, etc.; the beating of the 

arteries of the head is felt by the patient; 

dizziness. 

Aconitum, Belladonna, in most cases will 
Drove sufficient, A dose alternately every 
jne to four hours. 

Nux vomica — Should congestion to the 
head arise from indigestion, sedentary habits, 



26 Diseases and their Treatment. 

constipation or spirituous liquors. A dose 
every two to four hours. 

General Directions — See Health, 
Rules of, Vertigo. 

CONSTIPATION. 

S'imple costiveness does not indicate a 
diseased condition, but may arise from eating 
much animal food, perspiration or a sedentary 
life. 

Bryonia — Especially in summer; in con- 
stipation from disordered stomach, with 
headache. A dose night and morning. 

Mercurius — Unpleasant taste in the 
mouth, sick headache and bilious symptoms. 
A dose night and morning. 

Nux vomica — Headache; giddiness; inef- 
fectual straining, or hard, knotty stools, with 
much straining. A dose night and morning. 

Sulphur — In many cases of chronic con- 
stipation; especially in those subject to piles. 
A dose night and morning. 

General Directions — Drinking a glass 
of cold water before breakfast, abstinence 
from stimulating food and drinks, will be 
found valuable auxiliaries in the treatment. 
(See Health, Rules of.) 

corns 

Mostly arise from unequal pressure and often 
from constitutional causes. They are in 



Coughs and Colds. 27 

general a protection of nature against undue 
friction upon some exposed part cf the toot. 
This friction and pressure must thereiore at 
once be removed before any relief can oe 
obtained, and every means adopted to restore 
the skin to its natural condition. 

Treatment — Bathe the feet in warm 
water, pare the corn carefully until it is even 
with the surrounding skin, then appiv a 
lotion of six drops of Tincture of Arnica to 
a tableGpoonfui of water, by means 01 a 
piece of lint or linen, or when going to bed 
wrap the part round with a small strip of 
iinen soaked in the above lotion, and keep it 
on through the night. Repeat this for several 
nights in succession, rubbing in a little sweet 
pil, or applying a little sweet oil by means of 
:otton during the day. When they are con- 
stitutional, the following internal treatment 
will frequently be of service: 

Biyonia, Rhus, if the corns are very 
:roublesome during wet weather, or the 
Dains are of a shooting character. A dose 
alternately every four or six hours. . 

Calcarea card., Sulphur, should be taken 
.0 eradicate a tendency to corns. A dose 
)Ccasionally. 

COUGHS AND COLDS. 

Cough arises from irritation of the air 
massages or from sympathy with some other 
>rgan, as the stomach, liver, etc. 



28 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Aconitum — Short dry cough, arising from 
a constant tickling in the larynx. A dose 
every two or three hours. 

Belladonna — Dry spasmodic cough, with 
or without sore throat; redness and heat of 
the face, with throbbing headache. A dose 
every two or three hours. 

Bryonia — Dry cough, preceded by a 
tickling or creeping in the pit of the stom- 
ach, and vomiting of food. A dose every 
two or three hours. 

Car bo veg — Cough on taking the least 
cold; obstinate hoarseness or loss of voice. 
A dose every three or four hours. 

Chamomilla — Dry tickling cough; worse 
at night, even during sleep; especially in 
children; one cheek red the other pale. A 
dose every two or three hours. 

Hepar sulph — Croupy cough; cough with 
loose rattling of phlegm in the wind pipe; 
rattling choking cough; worse after mid- 
night. A dose every two or three hours. 

Ipecacuanha — Dry cough, caused by a 
tickling in the upper part of the larynx; suf- 
focative cougn, with rattling of mucus in the 
bronchial tubes when breathing, A dose 
every two or three hours. 

Kali bichrom — Cough with expectoration 
of tough, stringy mucus; loose cough, with 
rattling in the chest A dose every two or 
three hours. 



Coughs and Colds. 29 

Nux vomica— Dry cough, caused by a 
rough scraping sensation in the throat. A 
dose every two or three hours. 

Phosphorus— Dry cough, with hoarseness; 
pain and tightness in the chest; loss of voice. 
A dose every two or three hours. 

Pulsatilla* — Loose cough, with easy ex- 
pectoration greenish or yellowish bitter 
mucus. A dose every three or four hours. 
(See Bronchitis, Cold in the Chest.) 

Cold in the chest— Symptoms— Fever, 
cough, at first dry, followed by scanty 
expectoration, afterwards becoming more 
profuse, pain in the chest and hoarseness. 

Antimonium tart— In the second stage, 
when there is much wheezing, sickness 
being induced by great accumulation of 
mucus, with paroxysms of coughing, etc. A 
lose every three or four hours. 

Bryonia — Short and difficult respiration; 
iry and violent cough, with stitches in the 
:hest. A dose every two or three hours. 

Kali bichrom— Cough with expectoration 
>f tough, stringy mucus, especially in 
:hronic cases. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Phosphorus— Dry cough from tickling in 
he throat, or with pains in the chest, and 
iccompanied by hoarseness or loss of voice. 
\ dose every three or four hours. 






30 Diseases and their Treatment 

General Directions — During a cold 
in the chest or head put the feet into warm 
water before going to bed; let the diet be 
light. (See Coughs, Health, Rules of.) 

Cold in the head — Catarrh — Symp- 
toms — Usually comes on with slight, shiver- 
ing, pain, and feeling of heaviness in the 
head, redness of the eyes, obstruction of the 
nose, sneezing, etc. 

Arsenicmn — If the discharge is thin and 
acrid; frequent sneezing; restlessness and 
prostration. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Kali bichrom — Fluent coryza; worse in 
the evening and in the open air; hoarse 
cough, with expectorations of tough phlegm. 
Dose as for Arsenicum. 

Mercurius — Catarrhal headache; frequent 
sneezing; discharge of mucus from the nose; 
inflamed and ulcerated tonsils. Dose as for 
Arsenicum. 

Nux vomica — Chilliness and feverish heat; 
pressure and sticking pains in the forehead; 
dry cough, with headache. Dose as for 
Arsenicum. 

Pulsatilla — Discharge of a yellowish- 
green, thick mucus from the nose; loss of taste 
and smell; loose cough, with expectoration 
of yellow mucus, j Dose as for Arsenicum. 
(See Cold in the Chest, Influenza.) 



Croup. 31 

CRAMP IN THE LEGS. 

Symptoms — Sudden contraction of the 
muscles of the calf of the leg, frequently 
the result of indigestion. 

Nux vomica — If it arises from or is con- 
nected with indigestion. A dose two or 
three times a day. 

Rhus — If the attacks occur by day as well 

as by night. A dose two or three times a day. 

Veratrum — Especially if with a feeling of 

being unable to bear the warmth of the bed. 

A dose two or three times a day. 

General Directions — Press the foot 
firmly against some hard substance, as the 
wall, floor or bedstead. Sometimes imme- 
diate relief is obtained by rubbing the limb 
downward with Spirits of Camphor. 

CROUP. 

Symptoms — Commences as a common 
cold, followed in a day or two with difficult 
breathing, and with the peculiar character- 
istics of the disease, a ringing, metallic 
cough, noisy crowing inspiration, and 
obstructed respiration; sometimes fatal in 
a few hours. 

Aconitum — Burning heat; thirst; short, 
dry cough; hurried breathing. A dose every 
one or two hours. 



3-2 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Hepar — Rattling of mucus; cough loose; 
without much fever; feeling of suffocation 
from phlegm. A dose every two hours. 

Spongia — Hollow, dry, ringing cough; 
noisy respiration; fits of choking. A dose 
.every two hours. 

Aconitum and Spongia may be given in 
alternation, and may be administered every 
fifteen minutes in very acute cases. 

Kali bichrom — True membranous or 
diphtheritic croup. A dose every two hours. 

General Directions — Put the child 
into a warm bath immediately. 

DEAFNESS, CATARRHAL. 

Difficulty of hearing frequently arises 
from or k the result of a, cold or chilL 

Mercurius will generally afford relief. A 
dose every four hours. 

General Directions — Keep the part 
warm and well covered with flannel. If 
there is great dryness and want of wax, a 
little glycerine on cotton may be carefully 
inserted. 

delirium tremens. 

Symptoms — This disease generally comes 
on in persons who have habitually resorted 
to over indulgence in intoxicating liquors, 
and is generally indicated by extreme irrita- 






Diarrhea. 53 

bility of temper; weakness of memory, but 
constant activity of mind; anxiety and rest- 
lessness, followed by frightful dreams, im- 
maginary visions and sounds. 

Belladonna — Congestion of blood to the 
head; heat and pain in the head; boisterous 
delirium, etc. A dose every one or two 
hours till better. 

Nux vomica — Especially useful in the first 
stage. Dose as Belladonna. 

Opium — Is the best remedy in many cases. 
Dose as Belladonna. 



DIARRHEA. 

Symptoms — Looseness of the bowels, 
sometimes attended with colic and vomiting. 

Diarrhea — Medicines Especially Adapted. 

For Acute diarrhea, with sudden prostration 
of strength— Arsenicum, Camphora, Ver- 
atrum alb. 

Alternating with Constipation — Bryonia, 
Nux vomica. 

Chronic — Arsenicum, Calcarea carb., Cin- 
chona, Sulphur, Veratrum alb. 

After a Chill- — Bryonia, Cinchona, Dulca- 
mara, Veratrum alb. 

After taking Cold— Aconitum, Dulcamara, 
Mercurius. 



34 Diseases and their Treatment, 

Caused by Cold Drinks — Arsenicum, Bry- 
onia, Dulcamara, Pulsatilla. 

After Eating Fat Food — Carbo veg. Pulsa- 
tilla. 

After Fright — Aconitum, Opium, Vera- 
trum alb. 

After Eating Fruit— Cinchona, Colocyn- 
this, Pulsatilla. 

From Grief — Colocynthis, Ignatia. 

From Indigestion — Chamomilla, Colocyn- 
this. 

Painless — Apis Mellifica, Arsenicum, Cin- 
chona, Phosphorus. 

After Getting Wet — Aconitum, Rhus tox # 

Arsenicum — Stools thick; dark-green mu- 
cus or brown-black watery; great thirst; 
drinking but little at a time; worse after 
eating anything cold. A dose every two or 
three hours. 

Bryonia — Diarrhea in hot weather or 
when caused by taking cold drinks when 
heated. A dose every two or three hours. 

Camphora — In sudden and recent attacks, 
with chilliness, shivering; cold creeping of 
the skin; severe pain in the stomach and 
bowels; cold face and hands, and cramps in 
the legs or stomach. A dose every twenty 
or thirty minutes. 

Chamomilla — Stools green watery, cor- 
roding, with colic; bitter taste, with bilious 
vomiting. A dose every two or three hours. 



Diphtheria, 35 

Cinchona — Painless, undigested, offensive 
stools, with distension of the abdomen. A 
dose every two or three hours. 

Colocynthis — Diarrhea with cutting colic 
before stool; great urging; bitter taste in the 
mouth. A dose every two or three hours. 

Dulcamara — Griping pain in the region 
of the navel, with vomiting of mucus; if 
caused by taking cold. A dose every two 
or three hours. 

Mercurius — Stools dark-green, slimy, 
frothy or bloody; frequent urging and 
tenesmus during and after stool; foul tongue; 
nausea; bilious eructations. A dose every 
two or three hours. 

Sulphur — Stools very changeable, yellow, 
brown, green, undigested; early morning 
diarrhea, without pain; after suppressed 
eruptions. A dose every two or three hours. 

Veratrum alb — Stools profuse, watery, 
blackish or greenish; severe pinching colic 
before and during stool; after stool great 
weakness and an empty feeling in the 
abdomen; violent vomiting of frothy mucus; 
intense thirst for cold water: excessive 
weakness. A dose every two or three 
hours. 

DIPHTHERIA 

Is a disease of so complicated a nature and 
so dangerous to life that it might be con- 
sidered excusable to omit to give it a place 



36 Diseases and their Treatment. 

in a work which is intended for persons who 
are not expected to be learned in the science 
of medicine. Yet its invasion is often so 
sudden and its dangers so great that a brief 
outline may be important, inasmuch as it 
will awaken the careful attention of parents, 
and induce them to seek the immediate 
attention of a skilful physician. Diphtheria, 
although common to children, attacks per- 
sons of any age; usually commences with 
severe cold, with fever and sore throat. 
The illness progresses rapidly, and is marked 
by a prostration out of proportion to the time 
that the patient has been sick. In mild cases 
the throat is simply red and swollen like 
quinsy or scarlet fever, or ulcerated like the 
old-fashioned ulcerated sore throat — these 
cases generally get well rapidly by the tise 
of the remedies prescribed for sore throat. 

The real characteristics of diphtheria 
however, is a false membrane that covers the 
tonsils and soft palate, this membrane forms 
quickly in patches, which rapidly spread and 
coalesce, thus covering, in a short time, the 
whole throat and extending even down the 
larynx. The patient then finds difficulty in 
breathing, and is almost totally devoid of the 
power of swallowing. Liquids are almost j 
immediately returned through the nose, and 
solids can not even be attempted. The 
membrane, at first almost transparent, soon 
becomes opaque and thick, and assumes a 



Diphtheria. 37 

yellowish color, resembling the color of 
leather. At this stage it begins to detach, 
and large pieces are thrown off, leaving 
underneath an inflamed surface, which soon 
becomes recovered by a second membrane. 

The fetid breath is a constant symptom of 
an alarming case. 

The sudden prostration, the characteristic 
membrane, and the peculiar odor of the 
breath, will distinguish diphtheria from a 
common sore throat, from scarlet fever, from 
quinsy, and from the so-called ulcerated 
sore throat. 

Treatment — Aconitum in the forming 
stage; dry, hot skin and very quick pulse; 
may be given in alternation with other 
remedies when there is much fever. A dose 
every two hours. 

Apis mellijica — Great debility from the 
beginning; the membrane assuming at once 
a dirty -grayish color; stinging pains in the 
affected parts. A dose every two hours. 

Belladonna — Great dryness of the fauces; 
tonsils bright red and swollen; cannot swal- 
low or only with the greatest difficulty; very 
restless and drowsy, yet can not sleep. A 
dose every two or three hours, or may be 
given in alternation with other remedies. 

Kali bichromicum — Fauces inflamed and 
more or' less covered with a dirty-yellow 
deposit, forming pseudo-membrane; hoarse, 



38 JDiseases and their Treatment, 



croupy cough, with expectoration of 'stringy 
mucus. 

Mercurius iodatus — Pseudo-membranous 
deposit upon the tonsils, uvula and pharynx; 
tongue coated with a thick, yellow, dirty 
coating; tonsils swollen and great difficulty 
in swallowing; breath very offensive; hoarse 
breathing; swelling of the glands. 

Kali bichrom. and Mercurius iod. are gen- 
erally the most successful remedies in the 
severer forms or more advanced stages of 
diphtheria, and should be given in the first 
triturations, in alternation, one or two grain 
doses, from one to two hours apart, and 
should be continued for at least twelve hours, 
lengthening the time between doses as the 
disease abates. 

Calcareachlor. (Chloride of Lime) — -This 
remedy is highly recommended in all stages 
of the disease, both in the ordinary and the 
more dangerous forms; the liquor, calcis 
chlorinata, from five to ten drops in half a 
tumbler of water, a teaspoonful may be given 
at intervals of from two to four hours; may 
be given in alternation with other remedies. 

General Directions — The external ap- 
plication of a salt-water bandage, covered 
with flannel, is very beneficial in this disease, 
and the patient, if old enough, should gargle 
frequently with a solution of Kali perman- 
ganate (Permanganate of Potassa), in the 






Dysentery. 39 

proportion of two grains to four ounces of 
water, or Kali muriat (Chloride of Potassa), 
one part to sixteen parts of water. 

The Diet should be regulated to suit the 
inclination of the patient; if there is an 
appetite for food, it should be indulged. 
Beef tea, mutton or chicken broth may be 
taken liberally. 

DYSENTERY BLOODY FLUX. 

Symptoms — This disease is generally 
attended with thirst, dry skin and tongue, 
and other symptoms of fever. The most 
marked symptom of dysentery is frequent, 
painful desire to stool, with great straining 
tenesmus, discharge of blood and mucus, 
sometimes with constipation. 

Aconitum — Fever, thirst, dry heat, rest- 
lessness, distress. This is a good remedy to 
commence with, as it often checks the 
disease without further treatment. 

Arsenicum — Great thirst; emaciation and 
debility. 

Colocynthis — If the colic pains are exces- 
sive; may be given in alternation with 
Mercurius. 

Ipecacuanha — Bilious stools, afterwards 
bloody; mucus especially in dysentery oc- 
curring in autumn; alternate with Mercurius. 

Mercurius — Violent straining after every 
evacuation; discharge of pure blood or 



4«> Diseases and their Treatment, 

mucus and blood. This remedy should be 
alternated with any other when it does not 
cover all the symptoms. 

JVux vomica — Frequent small stools; dis- 
charge of bloody mucus, etc. 

Administration — In severe cases, a dose 
every thirty minutes; mild cases, every two 
to four hours. 

EARACHE. 

Generally the result of cold, and frequently 
accompanied with toothache. 

Chamomilla — Lancinating pains; dryness 
of the ears, especially when caused by a 
cold. A dose every two hours. 

Mercurius — Shooting pains extending to 
teeth and cheeks; discharge of wax. A dose 
every two hours. 

Pulsatilla— Fains with redness, swelling 
and heat of the ear, with humming in the 
ear. A dose every two hours. 

General Directions — Put a few drops 
of vaseline or sweet oil on cotton, and place 
in the ear; keep the part warm. 

EARS, HUMMING IN THE 

Frequently arises from congestion of blood 
to the head, from catching cold, etc. 

Belladonna- — If arising from congestion 
to the head. A dose three times a day. 



Emotions of the Mind. 4.1 

Nux vomica — If worse in the morning. 
A dose three times a day, 

Pulsatilla — If worse in the evening. A 
dose three times a day. 

General Directions — As this trouble- 
some symptom is mostly connected with 
some general complaint, as cold, congestion 
or indigestion, these conditions should be 
referred to. (See Congestion to the Head, 
Earache. ) 

t 

EMOTIONS OF THE MIND. 

Disorders frequently arises from violent 
passions and emotions of the mind, as from 
fright, grief or passion. These conditions 
require special remedies adapted to the 
cause from which they spring. 

Bad Effects of Fright — Aconitum — If 
fainting, convulsions or palpitation result 
from fright. A dose every hour or two, 
according to circumstances. 

Ignatia — If diarrhea is the result of a 
fright. A dose three or four times a day. 

Bad Effects of Grief — Ignatia — If 
diarrhea or headache arises from grief. A 
dose three or four times a day. 

Bad Effects of Passion or Anger — 

Chamomilla is the most suitable remedy if 
colic, diarrhea, dyspepsia, headache,, jaun- 



42 Diseases and their Treatment 

dice or spasms are the result of a fit of anger 
or passion. A dose every three or four 
hours, according to circumstances. 

General Directions — In many cases a 
tendency to strong mental emotions may be 
corrected by hygienic rules, cold bathing, 
exercise, etc. (See Health, Rules of.) 

ERYSIPELAS. 

Symptoms — Inflammation of the skin, 
with constitutional disturbance, fever, and 
shooting and burning pains; the part is hot, 
swollen and of a crimson or purplish color, 
which disappears on pressure; tense and 
painful; numerous blisters or vesicles are 
sometimes present. Erysipelas of the head 
is a dangerous disease. 

Aconitum — Fever; hot burning skin; great 
thirst. A dose every four hours. 

Apis mellijica — Erysipelas of the face, 
with swelling and puffiness; burning, sting- 
ing pains in the affected parts. A dose 
every four hours. 

Belladonna — Burning heat; redness of the 
skin; not much swelling; headache; rest- 
lessness. A dose every four hours. 

Rhus tox — Especially in vesicular erysipe- 
las. A dose three times a day. 
... General Directions — Flour dusted 
over the part is often very soothing to the 
patient. Be careful with the diet. 



Fatigue, Bodily. 43 

FAINTING. 

Known also as syncope, a swoon or 
swooning, fainting fit, etc. This may be the 
result of any sudden emotion, debility, heart 
disease, an injury, etc. 

Symptoms — The patient suddenly loses 
consciousness, and falls or sinks to the 
ground or floor. 

General Directions — Loosen or remove 
all tight articles of clothing; lay the patient 
flat on the floor, so that the head will be on 
a level or lower than the body; to aid in 
restoring animation, cold water may be 
dashed suddenly on the face, Spirits of Cam- 
phor or Ammonia may be applied to the 
nose. 

If fainting is from fright — See Emotions 
of the Mind. 

FATIGUE, BODILY. 

Great bodily fatigue mostly produces a 
sensation of general lassitude and feeling as 
of contusion in the muscles and joints, some- 
times accompanied with sleeplessness and 
complete prostration. 

Aconitum — -Should be taken against the 
bad effects of overheating from bodily 
exercise in summer time A dose occa- 
sionally. 



44 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Arnica, internally-^Is the most suitable 
remedy against the bad effects of great 
bodily fatigue, walkings rowing, etc. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

General Directions — Mix a table- 
spoonful of Tincture of Arnica in a pint of 
water, and bathe the hands and feet. 

FATIGUE, MENTAL. 

Symptoms — Over- study or watching fre- 
quently produces confusion of thought, 
headache, drowsiness or sleeplessness, with 
general lassitude and weariness. 

Coffea — If there is much nervous excite- 
ment and sleeplessness. A dose every two 
or three hours. 

Nux vomica — Is the principal remedy, and 
will generally afford relief. A dose three 
times a day. 

General Directions — Perfect rest 
should be given to the mind after too 
great a strain upon its powers; cold bathing 
should be resorted to, and every endeavor 
made to invigorate the system. Years of 
nervous debility and misery frequently re- 
sult from an over- taxation of the mental 
powers. 

FEVERS, SIMPLE. 

Symptoms — Weariness, shivering, pain 
in the limbs, followed by burning hg&t, 
thirst, quick pulse, taste of appetite, etc. 



Fevers, Acute. 45 

Aconitum— \n simple feverish symptoms; 
and is the first and foremost of medicines 
whenever fever is present. A dose every 
two or three hours. 

Belladonna — Fever with great heat in the 
head; violent headache, particularly in the 
forehead. Dose as for Aconitum, or may be 
.given in alternation with Aconitum. 

FEVERS, ACUTE. 

We will not attempt in this work to 
describe all the different varieties of fever 
by the numerous names by which they are 
known in medical books, but simply refer to 
the ordinary conditions of fever and the 
remedies specially adapted. 

In all cases of acute fever the treatment is 
the same at the commencement. 

Aconitum— Always in the first stage. 

Belladonna — If the head is affected, 
delirium, etc. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Bryonia — Bitter taste; brown coated 
tongue; bilious derangement; constipation; 
aching and pain in the limbs. Especially 
useful in gastric, rheumatic, typhoid and 
typhus fevers. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Rhus tox may be given after or in alterna- 
tion with Bryonia, for low type of fevers, 
with offensive discharges from the bowels, 



46 Diseases and their Treatment. 

extreme weakness and prostration, etc. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

FEVER AND AGUE INTERMITTENT FEVER. 

Remittent is a fever in which the symp- 
toms continue during the whole time of the 
patient's sickness, only varying from time to 
time in severity, but never leaving the 
patient entirely at any time. 

Intermittent, however, is a fever in which 
the symptoms at certain times cease, and the 
patient feels as if entirely free from them or 
well. To this latter belong the chills and 
fever or fever and ague, caused by certain 
miasma generated in marshy localities, etc. 

Symptoms — The cold stage is preceded by 
languor, yawning, drowsy headache, numb- 
ness of toes and ringers, and blue nails; then 
coldness of the extremities is felt, gradually 
increasing, until the patient begins to shake 
and tremble, his teeth to chatter, and some- 
times delirium ensues. During this time the 
pulse is weak and oppressed, thirst variable. 
The cold stage lasts from twenty minutes to 
three or four hours, and varies much in 
severity. The hot stage shows all the symp- 
toms characteristic of an inflammatory attack; 
hot, dry skin; thirst; full, quick puls ! 6, and 
sometimes even delirium. Its intensity and 
duration are variable, the latter being from 
two to six or eight hours. 



Fever and Ague. • 47 

Arsenicum — For great prostration; urgent 
thirst, drinking often but little; imperfect 
development of chill and heat or both. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

Bryonia — The chill predominates bilious 
symptoms, with great thirst during all the 
stages. A dose every three or four hours. 

Cinchona — When before the fever there 
is nausea, headache, hunger, anguish and 
palpitation of the heart; thirst between the 
cold and hot stages, or after the hot stage; 
no thirst during the heat; great debility; 
yellowish complexion, especially in mias- 
matic districts. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Ipecacuanha — Much chilliness and little 
heat, or much heat and little chilliness; 
paroxysm sets in with yawning, stretching 
and a collection of saliva in the mouth; chill 
increases by external heat; no thirst in the 
cold stage, but a great deal in the hot; nausea 
and vomiting predominate. A dose every 
three or four hours. 

Nux vomica — Paroxysms usually at night 
or early in the morning; long, lasting, hard 
chill, with bluish cold face and blue finger 
nails; great heat, notwithstanding the patient 
wants to be covered up; both chill and heat 
accompanied with gastric and bilious symp- 
toms; during the fever, headache, vertigo, 
red face, pain in the chest, vomiting. A dose 
every three or four hours. 



48 Diseases and their Treatment 

Pulsatilla— Attacks mostly in the afternoon 
or evening; chills and heat simultaneous; no 
thirst during the entire paroxysms or only in 
the hot stage; bitter or sour vomiting of 
mucus or bile; much gastric disturbance. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

FEVER, SPOTTED — CEREBRO SPINAL 
MENINGITIS. 

This disease has become so prevalent and 
so fatal that it is of great importance to be 
acquainted with its symptoms, so as to give 
it the earliest possible attention. 

Symptoms — It usually comes on suddenly 
with a chill, accompanied and followed by 
severe headache, pains in the back and limbs, 
and often vomiting; though the body is not 
usually very hot, the pulse is quick and the 
breathing rapid; delirium, a tendency to 
throw the head backwards, squinting of the 
eyes, double vision and convulsions fre- 
quently follow; often, though not always, on 
the second or third day, red spots of various 
sizes appear on the body and limbs, which 
give it the name of spotted fever. 

Aconitum — A few doses should commence 
the treatment, whether there is fever or 
not. A dose evey two hours. 

Arsenicum — Tenderness in the nape of 
the neck, with stiffness and bruised feeling; 



Flatulency. 49 

• 

dry tongue; foul discharges from the bowels 
and great weakness. A dose every three 
hours. 

Belladonna^— -Violent throbbing headache ; 
great soreness and stiffness of the neck. 
Dose as Arsenicum. 

Bryonia— Splitting headache, worse from 
motion; stiffness of the neck; pain in the 
joints and limbs. Dose as Arsenicum. 

Other remedies, Gelseminum, Opium, 
Rhus, etc. 

FELON OR WHITLOW. 

A very painful inflammation of the finger, 
arising from a bruise, the entrance of a 
needle or splinter, or other irritant. 

Hefiai- sitlfi/i^-Where there is tendency to 
suppuration; painful to the touch, etc. A 
dose every three hours. 

Mercurius — In the commencement often 
prevents suppuration. A dose every three 
hours. 

General Directions — A felon may fre- 
quently be kept back at the commencement, 
by soaking the finger in water, as hot as can 
be borne, and kept so by being renewed 
from time to time, and then wrapping it in a 
large hot poultice. ( See Abscess. ) 

FLATULENCY. 

Symptoms —Wind in the stomach or 
bowels. This symptom of indigestion fre- 



50 Diseases and their Treatment. 

f 

quently arises from flatulent food, drinking 
coffee or tea in excess, or from rich or 
unwholesome articles of diet. 

Cinchona — When arising from flatulent 
food. A dose night and morning. 

Nux vomica — Especially when the symp- 
toms come on after drinking. A dose night 
and morning. 

Pulsatilla — If caused by eating rich or 
greasy food. A dose night and morning. 

General Directions — Be cautious with 
diet, and avoid those articles of food which 
tend to promote the complaint. 

GOUT. 

Generally attacks the joints of the great 
toe, but it may attack the hands, the heart, 
stomach or brain. 

Symptoms — Sudden and acute pain, most 
frequently in the great toe, waking the 
patient out of sleep; the joint then becomes 
red and swollen, and the slightest pressure 
intensifies the pain, which is of a burning, 
tearing character. 

Aconitum — To commence the treatment; 
throbbing in the foot; hot swelling and 
shining redness. A dose every three or 
four hours. 

Arnica — Sore and aching pains 6t as if 
bruised and sprained. A dose every three 
or four hours. 



Gums, Bleeding of the. 51 

Bryonia — Swelling, with redness and 
heat; worse when moving the part; shooting 
in the toes, etc. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Nux vomica — If from abuse of spirituous 
^liquors; torpor and swelling of the part; 
swelling, burning and itching of the toes. 
A dose every three or four hours. 

Pulsatilla — Wandering gout; worse when 
rising up or lying down. A dose every three 
or four hours. 

General Directions — Diet very low 
during attack. Hot fomentations usually 
afford great relief. 

GUM-BOIL 

May be caused from a decayed tooth, a cold 
or from some derangement of the digestive 
organs. 

Belladonna — If there is much redness and 
inflammation. A dose night and morning. 

Hepar sulfih — When suppuration has 
commenced. A dose night and morning. 

Mercurius — When the boil is hard and 
painful. A dose night and morning. 

GUMS, BLEEDING OF THE 

Sometimes a symptom of derangement of 
the stomach, but frequently arising from 
abuse of mercury. 



52 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Carbo veg — If it arises from the abuse of 
mercury. A dose night and morning. 

Mercurius— In most cases (except when 
arising from its abuse), especially when the 
gums are spongy, swollen and painful. A 
dose night and morning. 

(See Canker in the Mouth.) • 

HEADACHE 

May arise from various causes, such as 
derangement of the stomach, catarrh, con- 
gestion of the brain, nervous debility, etc. 
It is frequently only a symptom of disease, 
which must be cured before relief is obtained. 

The following Remedies will be Specially Adapted: 

Bilous Headache — Bryonia, Chamomilla, 
Ipecac, Nux vomica, Pulsatilla. 

Catarrhal Headache — Belladonna, Mercu- 
rius, Nux vomica. 

Congestive Headache — Aconitum, Bella- 
donna, Bryonia, Nux vomica. 

Nervous Headache — Aconitum, Belladonna, 
CofFea, Ignatia, Nux vomica. 

Periodical Headache — Arsenicum, Cin- 
chona, Pulsatilla, Sulphur. 

Rheumatic Headache — Aconitum, Bryonia, 
Chamomilla. 

Sick Headache — Bryonia, Ipecac, Nux vom- 
ica, Pulsatilla. 



Headache, 53 

Aconitum — Violent, stupefying headache, 
-with great fullness and heaviness in the fore- 
head. A dose every hour or two. 

/Belladonnas-Sick headache', head feels as 
if it would burst; congestion of blood to the 
head; violent, throbbing pain, especially in 
the forehead. 

Bryon ia~**- Headache on first waking in the 
morning; beating or stitching* pains, espec- 
ially on one side; sour or bitter vomiting; 
thickly coated tongue; constipation. * 

C hamomilla — If caused by catarrh or by 
drinking coffee; one cheek red and the other 
pale; bitter, bilious vomiting; aver sensi- 
tiveness to pain. 

Cinchona — Headache from suppressed 
coryza; intense throbbing headache after 
loss of blood; weak fainting spells; worse 
every other day. 

Ignatia — Boring pain in the forehead, 
relieved by lying down; headache from 
grief or anxiety, etc. 

Ipecacuanha — If nausea and vomiting are 
the most prominent features. 

Nux vomica — Headache, with sour, bitter 
vomiting; stupefying headache, especially in 
the morning, aggravated by mental exertion; 
habitual constipation; persons of sedentary 
or intemperate habits, or those troubled with 
piles. 

Pulsatilla — Headache from eating rich, 
greasy food; worse towards evening; vertigo, 



54 Diseases and their Treatment, 

especially when stooping or looking up; 
headache during the menstrual period. 

The remedies may be given at intervals of 
a half hour to two hours, lengthening the 
time as the symptoms improve. 



May arise from mental emotions, as long 
continued anxiety, joy, fear, etc.; nervous- 
ness, indigestion, debility, the excessive use 
of coffee, tea or other stimulants, though 
frequently produced by disease of the heart. 

Aconitum — From excitement; violent agi- 
tation and beating of the heart. 

Cinchona— -If arising from debility; loss 
of animal fluids, bloods, etc. 

Pulsatilla — With hysterical symptoms 
and in nervous persons, and in females when 
produced by the slightest causes. 

General Directions — The causes should 
be avoided as far as possible; avoid excite- 
ment; abstain from tea, coffee and all 
indigestible food. ( See Health, Rules of. ) 



HEALTH, RULES OF. 

Rise early sponge the body from head to 
foot with cold water, then rub with a coarse 
towel until thoroughly dry and warm; dress 
warmly and in such a manner as to protect 
every part of the body from esposure; exer- 



Hemorrhage, Bleeding. 55 

cise in the open air, if possible, but if not, in 
,the house, until thoroughly warm; eat 
heartily at breakfast and dinner of plain, 
substantial food, avoiding highly seasoned 
food and anything that from experience you 
find to disagree; masticate your food tho- 
roughly, avoiding drinks of any kind while 
eating. Too severe exercise of mind or body 
immediately after a meal is injurious. Noth- 
ing but the most digestible food should be 
taken for supper, the meal to be eaten as 
early in the evening as possible; and this, as 
well as the other meals, should be taken at 
a regular time. Regularity should also be 
observed in evacuating the bowels in the 
morning, being the best time. Once a day 
is sufficient. Refrain from stimulants and 
aperients. Endeavor to keep the mind 
employed and cultivate a cheerful disposition. 
Retire early. 

HEMORRHAGE, BLEEDING. 

By hemorrhage is meant the escape of 
blood from the vessels in which it is naturally 
contained, whether the discharge be external 
or into one of the internal cavities of the 
body. As profuse or long continued hem- 
orrhage is dangerous and likely to result 
serious, it is not desirable to trust to domestic 
treatment, except in cases of emergency; 
but as it is desirable to act promptly in such 



5& Diseases and their Treatment. 

cases, the following directions will be found 
valuable: 

HEMORRHAGE FROM THE NOSE. 

Aconitum — Bleeding from the nose; in 
persons of plethoric habit; flushed face and 
strong pulsations of the arteries. 

Arnica — After external injury, and when 
the bleeding is produced by itching of the 
nose and forehead, 

Cinchona — Frequent and long continued 
attacks; paleness of the face and weakness. 

Give the remedy indicated every fifteen 
or twenty minutes until the bleeding ceases. 

HEMORRHAGE FROM THE LUNGS. 

Arnica— After a fall or blow on the breast 
or back, 

Cinchona — Periodical attacks, worse every 
other day; debilitating morning and night 
sweats. 

Phosphorus — With tight feeling in the 
chest, With a dry, tight cough. 

If the bleeding is active, give the medicine 
every fifteen or twenty minutes until an im- 
provement is manifest, then every one, two 
or three hours as may be necessary. 

HEMORRHAGE FROM THE STOMACH, 

Aconitum and Arnica — If caused by ex- 
ternal injuries in alternation every fifteen 



Hoarseness. ' 57 

or twenty minutes until better. Jf there is 
heat and burning, with depressing pain in 
the stomach, give Arsenicum and Veratrum 
alb. in alternation every fifteen or twenty 
minutes till better. 

Ipecacuanha — In sudden attacks, with 
great paleness and fainting; every fifteen or 
twenty minutes till better. 

HIVES, NETTLERASH URTICAREA. 

Apis mellijica — Large hives, with stinging 
or burning itching, and much swelling. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

Arsenicum — Large white blotches, with 
tormenting itching and burning; worse at 
night. Dose as for Apis mellifica. 

Calcarea carb — If the rash disappears in 
the open air, and in chronic cases. Dose as 
for Apis mellifica. 

Dulcamara — When it arises from a cold 
or from damp weather. Dose as for Apis 
mellifica. 

Rhus tox — If it arises from unwholesome 
food or from damp weather. Dose as for 
Apis mellifica. 

General Directions — Avoid any article 
of diet which tends to produce it, and use 
warm water only to allay the irritation. 

HOARSENESS. 
1 

Is a frequent accompaniment of a cold, 
croup, consumption and other diseases. 



58 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Aconitum — Dryness, roughness and feel- 
ing of fullness in the throat, with fever. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

Belladonna — Hoarseness, with dryness 
and rawness of the throat A dose every 
three or four hours. 

Carboveg.— Chronic hoarseness; worse in 
damp weather; after talking, etc. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

Dulcamara — Hoarseness from damp or 
wet. A dose every three or four hours. 

JFIepar sulph. — In old standing cases; weak 
and hoarse voice; wheezing breathing. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

Phosphorus — Hoarseness, with dry cough 
and soreness of the chest; especially chronic 
cases. A dose every three or four hours. 

(See Coughs and Colds, Sore Throat, 
Croup.) 

HOOPING COUGH. 

Symptoms — It usually commences as a 
common cold, accompanied by hoarseness 
and a cough, which returns at intervals; in 
about a week or ten days the cough returns 
at short intervals; and assumes its convulsive 
and suffocative character, with spasms of 
extreme severity, and attended by the pecu- 
liar hooping sound; this is the second stage. 
In the third stage the cough becomes loose 
and the hoop ceases. 



Hysterics. 59 

Belladonna — Frequent paroxysms; worse 
at night; dry hard cough; the child gets very 
red in the face. A dose every three' or four 
hours. 

Cuprum — Violent and long continued par- 
oxysms of cough, completely exhausting the 
patient, sometimes causing convulsions, 
rigidity and almost a suspension of the 
breath, followed by vomiting and prostration. 
A dose every three or four hours. 

Drasera — When the hoop is fully devel- 
oped; violent spasmodic cough; threatening 
suffocation. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Ipecacuanha — Suffocative cough; bluish 
face; accumulation of phlegm in the chest, 
etc. A dose every three or four hours. 

Veratrum alb — Spasmodic cough, with 
blue face and suffocation; great exhaustion; 
cold perspiration, etc. A dose every three 
or four hours. 

HYSTERICS— -HYSTERIA. 

Symptoms — This complaint appears under 
such various shapes, imitates so many other 
I diseases, and is attended with such a variety 
of symptoms that it is difficult to give a just 
character or definition of it. The attack 
comes on in paroxysms of laughing, crying, 
screaming, or a rapid transit from one to the 
other, sometimes violent gesticulating, etc- 



60 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Ignatia — Will usually quiet the nervous 
system, both at the time of attack and after- 
wards. A dose every one or two hours. 

Pulsatilla — When the attack depends upon 
suppressed menstruation, leucorrhea or dys- 
menorrhea. Dose as for Ignatia. 

General Directions — The treatment at 
the time of the attack should consist in the 
free admission of air, loosening the clothing, 
sprinkle cold water in the face; sometimes 
the smell of Camphor or Ammonia affords 
great relief. Whatever tends to strengthen the 
nervous system will prevent the recurrence of 
hysterics; daily excercise in the fresh air is 
indispensable; cold sponging is of great 
value, with the occasional use of the shower 
bath. 

INDIGESTION 

May be caused by excessive eating, too 
short intervals between meals, irregularities- 
in diet, unwholesome food, excessive use of 
stimulants, etc, 

A casual attack indigestion resulting from 
the use of certain foods requires special 
remedies, according to the nature or character 
of the cause which has produced it, as in 

Derangement of the Stomach by Eating 
or Drinking. 

Pulsatilla — If it arises from fat substances, 
pork, etc. 



Indigestion. 6 1 

Nux vomica — If it arises from coffee. 

Arsenicum or Pulsatilla — If it arises from 
fruits or ices. 

Pulsatilla — If it arises fiom pastry. 

Nux vomica — If it arises from wine, etc. 

Rhus tox — If it arises from shell fish, mus- 
cles, etc. 

If Nettlerash should be the result of par- 
taking of unwholesome food. (See Nettle- 
rash.) 

Derangement of the Stomach by Moral 
Causes. 

Chamomilla — If it arises from anger or 
passion. 

Aconitum — If it arises from fright. 

Ignatia — If it arises from grief. 

Cinchona or Nux vomica — Indigestion 
arising from debility. 

Bryonia or Nux vomica — Indigestion aris- 
ing from sedentary habits. 

Indigestion arising from cold or chill. (See 
Bad Effects of a Chill.) 

A dose of the appropriate medicine may 
be taken every four or six hours, according 
to circumstances. 

Symptoms — Heart-burn, flatulence, nau- 
sea or sickness, pains in the bowels, palpita- 
tion, headache, etc. ; one, many or all of these 
symptoms may be present, and for the 
treatment of them individually, refer to their 



62 Diseases and their Treatment. 

several headings. A recapitulation of the 
most prominent symptoms resulting from 
indigestion, with the medicines, which will 
be found most serviceable in each, is here 
subjoined: 

Bilious Symptoms — Requue Chamomilla, 
Mercurius or Nux vomica. 

Colic — Colocynthis, Nux vomica or Pulsa- 
tilla. 

Constipation — Bryonia or Nux vomica. 

Diarrhea — Pulsatilla. 

Flatulence — Cinchona, Nux vomica or Pul- 
satilla. 

Headache — Bryonia, Nux vomica or Pulsa- 
tilla. 

Heart-burn — Nux vomica or Sulphur. 

Hiccough — Nux vomica. 

Nausea or Vomiting — Ipecacuanha, Nux 
vomica or Pulsatilla. 

Nightmare — Nux vomica or Pulsatilla. 

Palpitation — Nux vomica or Pulsatilla. 

Waterbrash — Calcarea carb., Carbo veg. or 
Nux vomica. 

Bryonia — Indigestion in persons having 
a tendency to membraneous inflammations, 
rheumatism, etc., or w T hen it manifests itself 
in summer; constipation. A dose night and 
morning. 

Cinchona — Indigestion arising from de- 
bility, caused by loss of blood, purging, etc. 
A dose night and morning. 



Indigestion. 63 

Hepar sulph. — Is almost a specific (with 
occasionally a dose of Sulphur) in chronic or 
long-standing dyspepsia. A dose occa- 
sionally. 

Ipecacuanha — Indigestion, with nausea or 
vomiting as a prominent symptom. A dose 
three times a day. 

Nux vomica — Distension; tenderness and 
fullness of the stomach after meals; heart- 
burn; sour acid eructations; flatulence; 
hiccough; frequent vomiting of food and 
bile; sour or bitter taste in the mouth; one of 
the best medicines for indigestion, and 
especially adapted for individuals of a lively, 
energetic, sanguine temperament, with a 
predisposition to constipation or piles. A 
dose three or four times a day. 

Pulsatilla — Disposition to mucus derange- 
ment; keart-burn, with acid, bitter or putrid 
taste; indigestion from greasy or flatulent 
food; especially suitable to females or per- 
sons of a mild disposition, with tendency to 
a relaxed state of the system, diarrhea, etc. 
A dose night and morning. 

Sulphur — In most cases of chronic dys- 
pepsia, or indigestion in persons of a 
nervous and irritable temperament, with 
tendency to piles. A dose occasionally. 

General Directions — (See Health, 
Rules of.) 



64 Diseases and their Treatment. 

INFLAMMATIONS IN GENERAL. 
Medicines Specially Indicated. 

Inflammation of the Bladder — Aconitum > 
Cantharis. 

Inflammation of the Bowels — Aconitum, 
Belladonna, Mercurius. 

Inflammation of the Brain — Aconitum, Apis 
mellifica, Belladonna, Bryonia, Mercurius. 

Inflammation of the Bronchia — Aconitum, 
Antimonium tart, Ipecacuanha, Mercurius, 
Phosphorus. 

Inflammation of the Ears — Aconitum, Bel- 
ladonna, Pulsatilla. 

Inflammation of the Eyes — Aconitum, Bel- 
ladonna, Mercurius, Sulphur. 

Inflammation of the Eye- Lids — Belladonna, 
Hepar Sulph., Pulsatilla. 

Inflammation of the Glands — Belladonna, 
Mercurius. 

Inflammation of the Gums — Carbo veg., 
Mercurius. 

Inflammation of the Kidneys — Belladonna, 
Cantharis. 

Inflammation of the Liver — Aconitum, Bel- 
ladonna, Bryonia, Cinchona, Mercurius, 
Nux vomica. 

Inflammation of the Lungs — Aconitum, An- 
timonium tart., Bryonia, Phosphorus, 
Sulphur. 

Inflammation of the Pleura — Aconitum, 
Arnica, Bryonia, Rhus tox. 



Inflammation of the Bladder, 65 

Inflammation of the Stomach — Aconitum, 

Arsenicum, Nux vomica, Veratrum alb. 
Inflammation of the Throat — Aconitum, 

Apis mellifica, Belladonna, Kali bichrom. 
Inflammation of the Tongue — Aconitum, 

Mercurius. 
Inflammation of the Tonsils — Aconitum, 

Apis mellifica, Belladonna, Mercurius. 

INFLAMMATIONS, ACUTE. 

Most of the diseases which come under 
this head require prompt medical assistance; 
the remedies here mentioned under each 
particular inflammation are only intended to 
be used in the absence of a physician or until 
one can be obtained. 

INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER. 

Recognized by a burning pain in the region 
of the bladder; the external parts being 
swollen; hot, tense and painful to the touch; 
the urine hot and red, and the emission of it 
is either difficult and painful or impossible; 
fever. 

Aconitum — May be given until the fever 
is somewhat abated. A dose every hour. 

Cantharis — After the fever is somewhat 
abated, or may be given in alternation with 
Aconitum, every one or two hours until relief 
is obtained. 



-66 Diseases and their Treatment. 

INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 

Recognized by violent stitching pains in 
the inflamed part, which are permanent; 
the abdomen is bloated, hot and painful to 
the touch; quick, small, wiry pulse; obstinate 
constipation and violent thirst. It is danger- 
ous, and may be fatal in two or three days. 

Aconitum and Belladonna alternately, till 
the violence of the disease abates. A dose 
every one or two hours. 

Afterwards Bellado?zna and Mercurius in 
alternation. A dose every two or three hours. 

Nux vomica — When the patient is recov- 
ering if constipation sets in. A dose at 
bedtime. 

General Directions — Cloths wrung out 
of hot water laid on the bowels and covered 
with flannels. Also, hot water injections 
greatly assist the cure. 

inflammation of the brain. 

Recognized by violent pain in the head or 
by a mere pressing dull sensation; fever and 
signs of sanguineous congestion to the head; 
distention of the veins of the head and 
throat, etc. ; coma or constant delirium. 

Aconitum and Belladonna alternately, 
every two hours, till the fever and other 
symptoms are somewhat abated, then Bella- 
donna and Bryonia in alternation, every two 
or three hours. 



Inflammation of the Ears. 67 

General Directions — Shut out all 
strong light; avoid all noise and especially all 
conversation within hearing of the patient 
(the hearing is very acute in this disease); 
keep the room well aired and comfortably 
cool temperature, and do not disturb or excite 
the patient if it can be avoided; do not apply 
cold water to the head. 

INFLAMMATION OF THE BRONCHIA OR 
AIR TUBES. 



See Bronchitis. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE EARS. 

Symptoms — Great pain in the ears, fol- 
lowed by swelling and redness, both inside 
and out; sudden pain, sometimes so acute as 
to cause delirium. 

Aconitum — If there is much fever. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

Belladomia — Tearing pains in the head, 
with tendency to delirium. A dose every 
three or four hours. 

Pulsatilla is generally the best remedy in 
this complaint, especially after the inflamma- 
tory symptoms have been controlled by the 
former remedies. A. dose every three or four 
hours. 

General Directions — Diet light; apply 
heated flannels if the pain is severe; persons 



68 Diseases and their Treatment. 

subject to inflammation of the ears should 
avoid drafts of air; also, protect the ear from 
all irritation either by noise or wind. 

INFLAMMATION OF THE EYES 

OPHTHALMIA. 

Symptoms — Heat, pain and redness of the 
eyes; intolerance of light, headache and 
fever. 

Aeon it um — At the commencement of the 
attack if there is deep redness and pain of a 
pricking, burning or smarting character, and 
profuse watery discharge. A dose every two 
hours. 

Belladonna — When the above symptoms 
are somewhat subdued and there exists red- 
ness of the eyes; inability to bear the light; 
pains round the eyes or in the head. A dose 
every two hours. 

Mercurius — In slight cases; when there 
is not much fever or when Belladonna does 
not afford relief. A dose every three or 
four hours. 

Sulphur — In obstinate cases; scrofulous 
ophthalmia; itching and burning in the eyes 
and lids; feeling as if sand were in the eyes. 
A dose two or three time a day. 

General Directions — Keep the eye 
shaded; never apply cold water or other cold 
application to inflamed eyes. 



Inflammation of the Gums. 69 

INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE-LIDS. 

Symptoms — Redness, swelling and sore- 
ness of the lids, external and internal. 

Belladonna — Swelling and redness of the 
Uds, with constant agglutination. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

Hcpar sulph. — Redness of the lids, with 
nightly agglutination. A dose every three 
or four hours. 

Pulsatilla — Redness of the lids; secretion 
of mucus; nightly agglutination. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

(See Inflammation of the Eyes.) 

INFLAMMATION OF THE GLANDS, ACUTE. 

Often caused by a cold or chill. This is the 
only form here treated of. 

Belladonna — When there is bright redness 
of the part and inflammation. A dose every 
three or four hours. 

Mcrcurius — When the glands are hard, 
red, hot and painful to the touch. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

INFLAMMATION OF THE GUMS. 

Sometimes a symptom of derangement of 
the stomach, from teething or decayed teeth, 
and frequently from the abuse of mercury. 



Jo Diseases and their Treatment. 

Carbo veg. — When it arises from the abuse 
of mercury. A dose every three to six 
hours. 

Mercurius — In most cases (except when 
arising from its abuse); especially where the 
gums are spongy, swollen and painful. Dose 
as for Carbo veg. 

(See Canker in the Mouth.) 

INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS 

NEPHRITIS. 

Usually comes on with a chill, accompanied 
or followed by pain in the back (in the region 
of the kidneys); tenderness on pressure in 
these parts; shooting pains often extending to 
the groin and neck of the bladder; fever; 
nausea; often vomiting; difficulty of urinating; 
urine red and hot, sometimes bloody; the 
pains increased by motion or by lying on the 
back or side affected. 

Aconitum — In the early stage; high fever; 
hot, dry skin and intense thirst; retention of 
urine, etc. A dose every hour or two. 

Belladonna — Shooting pains from the 
kidneys to the bladder; pains which appear 
and disappear suddenly. A dose every hour 
or two. 

Cantharis — Burning heat, with thirst and 
anxiety; constant desire to urinate, passing 
but few drops at a time, sometimes mixed 
with blood. A dose every two or three hours. 



Inflammation of the Liver. Ji 

INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER. 

Recognized by a burning and stitching 
pain, just under the lower ribs of the right 
side and pit of the stomach, extending to the 
shoulder and breast bone, and sometimes 
even to the right foot; the pain and short dry 
cough, attendant upon this disease, are 
increased by inspiration, and it is impossible 
to lie on the right side; this is when the 
inflammation affects the outer side of the 
liver; or recognized by a deep-seated painful 
pressure in the region of the liver, accom- 
panied by yellow color of the eyes and face, 
sometimes almost complete jaundice; bitter 
taste, vomiting and high-colored urine, ac- 
companied with fever; the pains are increased 
by lying on the left side, but alleviated by 
lying on the right; this is when the inflam- 
mation affects the inner side or substance of 
the liver. 

Aconitum — Violent inflammatory fever, 
with stitches in the region of the liver; 
retention of urine, with stitches in the kid- 
neys; great nervous excitablity; restlessness 
and anxiety. A dose every two or three hours. 

Belladonna — If there is restlessness; full- 
ness or pain in the head; tension in the region 
of the stomach; tenderness of the whole 
abdomen; almost constant moaning, with 
starting and jumping during sleep; can not 
bear noise or bright light. A dose every two 
or three hours. 



72 Diseases and their Treatment, 

Bryonia — If there is a feeling of tightness, 
burning or stinging in the liver, more when 
pressing it; yellow coated tongue, with bitter 
bilious vomiting. A dose every two or three 
hours. 

Mercurius — Inflammation, with great ten- 
derness of the liver, and jaundice-like 
appearance of the skin; bitter taste; green, 
bilious or frothy stools; bilious vomiting. A 
dose every two or three hours. 

INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS — 
PNEUMONIA. 

Recognized by stitches or pain in one part 
of the chest, increased by inspiration and 
preventing deep breathing; oppression of 
the chest and a continuous dry cough, which 
is excited by talking and by every deep 
breath. The co.igh is afterwards attended 
with expectoration of a serous or mucus 
character; and in the highest degrees of the 
inflammation, pure blood may be expecto- 
rated. All the signs of inflammatory fever 
are generally present. 

Aconiium — Especially in the first stage; 
high fever; violent thirst and shortness of 
breath; piercing and stitching pains in the 
chest, with difficult breathing. May be given 
in alternation with othe: remedies. A dose 
every two or three hours. 



Inflammation of the Stomach. 73 

INFLAMMATION OF THE PLEURA. 

Recognized by painful stitches in the side 
when moving or drawing breath, attended 
with inflammatory symptoms. (See Pleu- 
risy.) There is also a kind of pleurisy which 
is not accompanied with inflammatory symp- 
toms. (See False Pleurisy.) 

INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH 

GASTRITIS. 

Distinguised by a pain in the stomach, 
usually with a burning sensation internally 
and tenderness to pressure; vomiting, espec- 
ially when any food or drink is taken; a 
feeling of great prostration; thirst and often 
cold extremities; the tip and edges of the 
tongue are red and sometimes the whole 
tongue. 

Aconitum — In the first stages. 

Arsenicum — Heat or burning in the stom- 
ach, with sharp shooting pains; rapid 
prostration of strength. A dose in alternation 
with Aconitum every two hours. 

Nux vomica — If connected with indigestion 
from improper food. In alternation with 
Arsenicum every two hours. 

General Directions — Observe the rules 
under Fever. Allow^ no food or drink while 
the vomiting lasts. 



74 Diseases and their Treatment. 

INFLAMMATION OF THE THROAT. 

See Sore Throat. 

INFLAMMATION OF THE TONGUE. 

This is not a very common disease but 
requires very prompt attention. The end of 
the tongue first becomes red and swollen, 
and in a few hours the whole tongue becomes 
so large that it protrudes from the mouth. 

Aconitum and Mercurius may be given in 
alternation every two hours. 

INFLAMMATION OF THE TONSILS. 

In this disease the tonsils or glands of the 
throat on one or both sides are inflamed, sore, 
red and painful; the pain often extends to the 
ears; it is produced by a cold. (See Quinsy.) 

INFANTS, DISEASES OF. 
APHTHE THRUSH. 

Symptoms— Small ulcers on the tongue, 
sometimes extending through the whole in- 
testinal canal. 

Arsenicum — If the mouth is reddish blue 
and inflamed; fetid smell from the mouth; 
great restlessness; green, watery diarrhea, 
with great weakness. A dose every three or 
four hours. 



Infants, Diseases of — Asthma, 75 

Mercurius — Tongue inflamed and swol- 
len, ulcerated on the edges; bleeding of the 
gums, with inclination to ulceration about 
the teeth; very fetid breath: profuse secretion 
of saliva in the mouth, etc. ; generally the 
best remedy. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Sulphur — Thick, whitish or brownish aph- 
theus coating on the tongue; blisters and 
ulcers in the mouth, with burning and sore- 
ness; acrid, slimy or greenish diarrhea, 
excoriating the parts. May be given after or 
in alternation with Mercurius. A dose every 
three or four hours. 

General Directions — Use the greatest 
cleanliness; wash the mouth frequently with 
warm water; attend to ventilation; regularity 
of the bowels; take the child frequently into 
the open air when the weather will allow, 

ASTHMA OF MILLAR SPASMODIC. 

Symptoms — Distinguished from croup by 
coming on suddenly (the child frequently 
waking up with it), by the transient char- 
acter of the attack, and by the absence of 
fever, 

Chamomilla — Shortness of breathing; 
hoarseness and cough from rattling of mu- 
cus; one cheek red and the other pale. A 
dose every hour till better. 



76 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Ipecacuanha — Danger of suffocation; 
bluish face; rattling noise in the bronchial 
tubes; nausea, etc. A dose every hour. 

Sam bucus— When the attack comes on 
during sleep; nightly suffocation; paroxysms. 
A dose every hour. 

General Directions — Apply cloths wet 
with water, as hot as can be borne, to the 
throat. (See Croup.) 

COLDS. 

Imprudent exposure and irregularity of 
clothing are the common causes of colds and 
coughs. 

Aconitum — In the commencement, with 
dry, hot skin and great restlessness; short, 
dry cough, with constant irritation in the 
larynx. A dose every two or three hours. 

Chamomilla — Obstruction of the nose, 
with running of water from the nostrils. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

Nux vomica — Dry obstruction of the nos- 
trils. A dose every three or four hours. 

COLIC — FLATULENCY. 

Colic and flatulence are always symptoms 
of indigestion. 

Symptoms — The children roll their eyes 
during sleep, distort their features, though at 
first do not wake, but continue to sleep 
uneasily; suddenly they commence to cry, and 



Infants, Diseases of- — Colic. 77 

at intervals, to twist their bodies, draw up 
their legs and kick their feet; the abdomen 
swells, causing oppression of breathing, rest- 
lessness and sleeplessness follow; rambling 
noise is heard in the bowels, indicating the 
presence of wind, which gives great pain 
until it passes off; then an interval of quiet, 
followed by another sudden attack of pain 
and crying. 

Chamomilla — Colic from flatulence, or if 
a greenish diarrhea is present, or acidity of 
the stomach, with great restlessness. A dose 
every hour till better. 

Colocynthis — Griping pains, causing the 
child to twist and scream. Dose as for 
Chamomilla. 

Nux vomica — Colic and flatulency, at- 
tended with constipation. Dose as for 
Chamomilla. 

Pulsatilla — Colic attended with nausea, 
vomiting and diarrhea. Dose as for Chamo- 
milla. 

General Directions — During a hard 
fit of colic the child may be given a warm 
bath and hot application made to the ab- 
domen. 

CONSTIPATION 

Often affects children from their earliest 
infancy; it is often hereditary, and is then 
very difficult to correct; it may also be caused 



78 Diseases and their Treatment. 

in the child by errors in the mother; feeding 
by hand seems also a general cause of con- 
stipation, in which case the proportion of 
water in the milk should be increased. 

Bryonia — Hard, dry stools, especially 
during summer time, when caused by de- 
rangement of the stomach, accompanied 
with flatulency, brown tongue, etc. A dose 
night and morning. 

Nux vomica — Constipation brought on by 
gastric derangement and by debility of the 
intestines; flatulency; white coated tongue; 
loss of appetite; distension of the bowels, etc. 
A dose night and morning. 

Sulphur — Hard, lumpy stools, with strain- 
ing and pain. A dose night and morning. 

General Directions — When the child 
has no movement for forty -eight hours, and 
the abdomen becomes hard and distended, 
relieve it by an injection of tepid water. 
Avoid castor oil and all cathartics; be very 
careful of the diet. 

CORYZA SNUFFLES. 

Symptoms — An obstruction of the nose; 
may be caused by a current of air on the 
child's head unprotected by a good crop of 
hair; the sweating of some children during 
sleep, without a cap often induces the 
obstruction; commonly called "snuffles;" by 
physicians " coryza." 



Infants, Diseases of — Restlessness. 79/ 

Arsenicum — If the nose runs water and 
even excoriates the nostrils. A dose every 
three or four hours. 

Calcarea carb. — When the symptoms be- 
come chronic. A dose twice a day. 

Nux vomica — Dryness of the nose or with 
constipation. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Sulphur — Coryza with dry cough, with 
hoarseness and dryness of the throat; espec- 
ially in chronic cases. A dose twice a day. 



CRYING, RESTLESSNESS AND SLEEP- 
LESSNESS. 

Children often cry or are restless and 
sleepless without any apparent cause, it may 
be owing to slight indigestion, a nervous 
irritability from teething or from some other 
cause. 

Belladonna — If the head or gums are hot: 
or if the child cries for hours without closing 
the eyes, or sleeps for a few minutes, waking 
up with starts. A dose every hour till 
better. 

Chamomilla — When colic and great rest- 
lessness are jDresent. A dose at bed-time. 

Coffea — Sleeplessne.-s from excitement; 
redness of face. In most cases of sleeplessness 
this remedy will be sufficient, A dose at 
bed-time. 



8o Diseases and their Treatment. 

General Directions — A warm bath 
will frequently be found soothing. 

CHOLERA INFANTUM AND SUMMER 
COMPLAINT. 

Cholera Infantum is sudden in its invasions; 
it appears in summer from extreme heat and 
in autumn from hot days and cool nights; it 
may also appear as an epidemic. 

Vomiting is a precursor and a companion 
of the intestinal evacuations; the child ejects 
every thing it takes, and often vomits without 
taking anything from simple irritability of 
the stomach; the discharges from the bowels 
are ordinarily of a colorless and inodorous 
fluid, although they may become mucous 
and look like beaten eggs or green. 

Summer Complaint. There is but little 
difference between this disease and cholera 
infantum, except that it is not so sudden in 
its invasion, and is more insidious in its 
course; but cholera infantum, if not quickly 
checked, will degenerate into summer com- 
plaint. 

Arsenicum — Violent vomiting and. diarrhea 
of watery, bilious or slimy, brownish or 
blackish substances, with severe pains in the 
abdomen; thirst; restlessness; sudden pros- 
tration; cold extremities and clammy sweat. 
A dose every hour till better. 



Infants, Diseases of — Diarrhea. 81 

Cha?nomilla — Redness and heat of the 
face, sometimes one cheek red and the other 
pale; sour vomiting of food or slimy sub- 
stances; green, watery, corroding stools, with 
colic; also, mixed, white and yellow mucus, 
like chopped eggs; colic before and during 
stool. A dose every hour. 

Colocynthis — Green vomiting, with violent 
colic. A dose every hour. 

Ipecacuanha — Almost constant nausea and 
vomiting; the child throws up its food and 
large quantities of green mucus; colic and 
sick stomach before and during stool; stools 
grass green, mucous or white fermented. A 
dose every hour till better; may be given in 
alternation with Chamomilla. 

Vcratrum alb. — Cold sweat on the fore- 
head; lips d:y and dark colored; vomiting 
excited by the smallest quantities of liquids; 
stools greenish and watery; violent thirst for 
large quantities of water. A dose every hour 
till better. 

General Directions — Breast milk when 
the mother is healthy is undoubtedly the best 
food for the child, when this can not be 
obtained a suitable substitute must be fur- 
nished, as cow's milk, gruel or beef tea. 

DIARRHEA--BOWEL COMPLAINT 

Is only a condition of the intestines, inducing 
more evacuations of the bowels than are 



82 Diseases and their Treatment. 

natural ; these evacuations, although com- 
paratively loose and too numerous, may 
be natural in the quality of their contents, 
their color or consistency. 

Arsenicum — If there is weakness, ema- 
ciation and loss of strength. A dose every 
three or four hours. 

Chamomilla — Diarrhea during teething, 
with pain and wind in the abdomen-, stools 
green, watery, with colic; also, acidity of the 
stomach, with great restlessness. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

Ipecacuanha — If accompanied with vomit- 
ing. A dose every three or four hours. 

Veratruin alb. — Stools profuse, watery, 
blackish or greenish; also, with weakness 
and vomiting of frothy mucus. May be 
given in alternation with Ipecacuanha or 
Arsenicum. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

EXCORIATION OF THE SKIN. 

Generally the result of a want of cleanli- 
ness. 

Chamomilla — Is generally sufficient to 
remove the condition. A dose every three 
or four hours. 

Rhus tox — Is also a valuable remedy in this 
condition, and may be given after or in alter- 
nation with Chamomilla. A dose every 
three or four hours. 



Infants, Diseases of — Milk Crust. 83 

General Directions — The child should 
be washed frequently with -warm water, and 
after being dried thoroughly, with a soft 
towel, sprinkle rice powder on the parts 
affected. 

JAUNDICE 

May supervene almost immediately after 
birth, and frequently arises from cold or may 
be the result of purgatives; the yellowness 
of the skin will give sufficient evidence. 

Chamomilla — Jaundice of new born in- 
fants; yellowness of the face and whites 01 
the eyes. A dose every three or four hours. 

Mercurius — If the child has diarrhea, or 
its passages are of a clayish- white color; the 
urine dark and yellow. A dose every three 
or four hours. 

General Directions — Cleanliness and 
warm clothing are both necessary; keep the 
child moderately warm. 



MILK CRUST CRUSTA LACTEA. 

This is a disease peculiar to children at the 
breast; it usually occurs during the period of 
dentition, and may last until the third year; 
it consists of small, white pustules, in clusters, 
on a red ground, developing themselves on 
the face and scalp, and sometimes spreading 
over the whole body; the pustules burst and 



84 Diseases and their Treatment. 

form yellow scabs, aud are attended with 
considerable irritation; it is not a dangerous 
disease but excessively annoying to parent 
and child. 

Aconitum — When there is great fever and 
restlessness. A dose two or three times 
a day. 

Rhus tox — Is specific in many cases, and 
is specially indicated when the itching is very 
troublesome. A dose two or three times a 
day. 

Sulphur — Should be given to complete the 
cure, or if Rhus has not produced a favorable 
change. A dose night and morning. 
• 

RASH. 

Purple or scarlet rash is, in its general 
symptoms, similar to scarlet fever, except 
that the general bright efflorescence of the 
skin is accompanied with a fine rash, which 
imparts to the skin a sense of granular 
roughness when passing the hand over it. 
scarlet fever invariably appears first on the 
face, next on the body, and lastly on the 
extremities; purple and scarlet rash, on the 
contrary, may appear irregularly or locally, 
or at once over the whole body. 

Rose rash is the mildest of all eruptive 
fevers, and is characterized by a simple blush, 
of a rose color, appearing in oval patches 
upon different parts of the skin, and some- 



Infants, Diseases of — Red Gum, 85 

times extending over a considerable surface. 
There is no elevation on the skin and the 
fever is very slight. 

In both kinds of rash the treatment may 
be the same. 

Aconitum — At the commencement, when 
there is fever. A dose three times a day. 

Belladonna — If the head is affected. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

Coffca — If there is much restlessness, irri- 
tability or nervousness. A dose every three 
or four hours. 

General Directions — Attention to diet, 
temperature and cleanliness will conduce 
much to a cure. 

RED GUM. 

Symptoms — An eruption, common to 
infants at the breasts, of small, red pimples, 
which make their appearance about the face, 
neck and arms, frequently very slight, and 
yielding to simple hygienic treatment, bathing, 
ventilation, etc. 

Aconitum — May be given in most cases 
where there is much feverish heat and rest- 
lessness. A dose two or three times a day.' 

Rhus tox — When there is much irritation 
or burning itching of the skin. A dose two 
or three times a day. 

Sulphur — Is often a specific, or may be 
used occasionally during the use of other 
medicines. A dose night and morning. 



86 Diseases and their Treatment. 



SPASMS OR CONVULSIONS 

Are caused by irritation of teething, worms, 
indigestible food, sudden cold, fright or con- 
stipation, and are characterized by sudden 
screaming, clenching of the hands, twisting 
of the feet, jerking movements of the body, 
flushing of the face, rolling of the eyes and 
grinding the teeth. The face may turn a 
purplish hue; the breathing be very labored; 
the trunk of the body very straight and stiff. 

Belladonna — The best remedy at the time 
of the attack; starting when asleep; rigidity 
of the limbs; drowsiness, etc. A dose every 
half hour till better. 

Chamomilla — When teething, diarrhea or 
mental emotions are the cause; convulsive 
jerking of the limbs; redness of one cheek, 
etc. A dose every two or three hours. 

Cina — When caused by worms. A dose 
every two or three hours. 

Cuprum — Red, bloated face; shrieking 
before an attack; convulsive movements 
resembling epilepsy. A dose every two or 
three hours. 

JVux vomica — When caused by constipa- 
tion or indigestible food. A dose every two 
or three hours. 

If convulsions or spasms arise from fright 
or passion. (See Emotions of the Mind.) 

General Directions — Put the child into 
a warm bath as soon as possible. 



Inja?its, Diseases of — Influenza. 87 

TEETHING. 

The process of teething is often attended 
with such disturbance of the nervous sys- 
tem as to require medical attention, and 
when this disturbance occurs in summer, 
complications with diarrhea and summer 
complaint are apt to arise and cause the con- 
dition of the child to become critical; the 
local irritation induces such sympathetic 
functional disturbances, as congestion of the 
brain, spasms, eruptions, sore mouth, diar- 
rhea, etc. 

Aconitum — If the child is feverish and the 
gums are swollen. A dose every two or 
three hours; may be given in alternation 
with Belladonna. 

Belladojina — If the head becomes very 
hot; the face flushed; eyes sparkling; pupils 
enlarged. A dose every two or three hours. 

Coffea — For restlessness, wakefulness and 
obstinacy. A dose every two or three hours. 

Calcarea carb. — Is serviceable when the 
teeth are slow in coming. A dose two or 
three times a day. 

(See Cough, Diarrhea, Constipation, Sum- 
mer Complaint.) 

INFLUENZA. 

Symptoms — These do not differ much 
from those of a common cold, except in 



88 Diseases and their Treat?nenU 

greater severity, and that the debility is 
greater and more persistent; there are chilli- 
ness, frequent sneezing, discharge from the 
nostrils, pain in the back and limbs, suffusion 
of the eyes and great depression of strength. 

Aconitum — In a decided inflammatory 
stage, etc. A dose every three or four hours. 

Arsenicum — Fluid and corrosive discharge 
from the nose, great debility, etc.' A dose 
every three or four hours. 

Mercurius — Rheumatic pains in the head, 
face, ears and teeth; fluent cold in the head; 
violent shaking cough, etc. A dose every 
three or four hours. 

Nux vomica — Cough, with rattling of thick 
mucus; heaviness of the head, nausea, ver- 
tigo, etc. A dose every three or four hours. 

General Directions — The patient 
should keep entirely in bed or in doors until 
the severer symptoms have abated, and avoid 
too early exposure. (See Cold in the Head.) 

INJURIES. 

BLACK OR BLOODSHOT EYES. 

Treatment — Aconitum — A dose every, 
two or three hours. 

Bathe the eye with a solution of Arnica, 
ten drops to half a tumbler of water. Arnica 
may also be administered internally. A dose 
every 'two or three hours. 



Injuries — Burns, Scalds. 89 

BRUISES, CONTUSIONS, ETC. 

Bathe the injured part frequently by means 
of a rag or piece of lint, saturated with a 
solution of Arnica tincture, one part of the 
tincture to ten of water, and take Arnica 
internally. A dose every two or three hours. 

Rhus tox — When the joints or tendons are 
injured. *A dose every three or four hours. 

BURNS, SCALDS. 

Severe injuries from burns or scalds, espec- 
ially of large surfaces, are very dangerous 
and often fatal. 

A most important object is to immediately 
cover the injured part with some suitable 
material that will exclude the air and keep it 
covered till the pain has left. 

Calendula tincture — Twenty drops to half 
a tumbler of water will also be very effica- 
cious, and cover the part afterwards with a 
thick layer of soft cotton, so as to exclude 
the air. Change the dressing as seldom as 
possible, as the cure of burns depends much 
on the exclusion of the air from the wounds. 
Fine flouror finely powdered starch is a con- 
venient and excellent application, and may 
be sprinkled or dusted over the burnt surface, 
and should be repeated when anv portion 
falls off. 



90 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Aconitu?n — Should be taken if there is 
much fever. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Hepar sulph. — If suppuration ensues. A 
dose two or three times a day. 



CUTS, WOUNDS. 

Treatment — Cleanse the part thoroughly 
with sponge and water; as soon as bleeding 
ceases, generally the case, after the applica- 
tion of cold water, apply a bandage of lint 
or linen, moisten with a lotion of Calendula, 
one part of the tincture to ten of water; 
keep the injured part at rest and diet low. 

Aconitum — Should be given if the patient 
is feverish. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Arnica — Severe pain and soreness of the 
part. Dose as for Aconitum or may be given 
in alternation with Aconitum. 

Belladonna — Pain, throbbing and swelling 
of the injured part. A dose every three or 
four hours. 

Hepar szilpr.— When there is tendency to 
suppuration. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

SPRAINS OR STRAINS. 

Treatment — Apply a bandage moistened 
with a lotion of Arnica, one part of the 



Itching of the Skin. 91 

tincture to ten of water; keep the parts at 
perfect rest. 

Arnica and Rhus tox may be given inter- 
nally. A close every two to four hours. 

ITCH SCABIES OR PSORA. 

The true itch is a very contagious disease, 
caused by the burrowing of the itch-mite 
under the skin; the irritation it causes gives 
rise to a little pustule, which is soon broken 
by scratching, and the fluid escapes and 
dries into a crust; it appears mostly about 
the wrists between the fingers and around 
the joints; it never appears on the face. 

Mcrcurius iod. — After or in alternation 
with Sulphur, if that remedy does not cure 
promptly. A dose three times a day. 

Sulphur — Is regarded as the specific 
remedy. A dose three times a day. 

General Directions — Perfect cleanli- 
ness, frequent bathing and washing is of 
great importance; the parts may be rubbed 
with common soft soap at night, which 
should be well washed off the next morn- 
fng, or washing with a Weak solution of 
Carbolic Acid and water is very beneficial. 

ITCHING OF THE SKIN PRURIGO 

Caused by a fine rash or eruption, sometimes 
nearly imperceptible, upon the skin; it 



92 Diseases and their Treatment. 

differs altogether from the true itch or from 
nettle-rash. 

Arsenicum — Itching, with burning, or an 
eruption of a small drop of watery fluid; in 
chronic cases. A dose two or three times 
a day. 

Mercurius — If the irritation is worse at 
night and the skin is moist. A dose two or 
three times a day. 

Sulphur — Is usually sufficient in ordinary 
cases. A dose two or three times a day. 

(See Itch, Hives.) 

JAUNDICE. 

Symptoms — Yellow tinore of the skin, 
varying from light yellow to almost a coppery 
brown; the whites of the eyes are the first 'to 
show this color and the last; the urine is 
scanty and high-colored, sometimes very 
dark, and with a thick sediment; headache, 
sickness and sometimes diarrhea; stools clay- 
colored; sometimes itching of the skin; 
depression of spirits. It maybe caused by 
liver disease, torpidity of the liver or ob- 
struction to the elimination of bile, so that it 
again enters the circulation. 

Aconitum — Fever, with acute stitches in 
the region of the liver; scanty red urine; 
great fear and anxiety of mind. A dose 
every three or four hours. 



Leucorrhea. 93 

Chamomilla — Especially in children; yel- 
lowness of the face and whites of the eyes; 
green, watery, corroding stools, with colic; 
bitter taste, with bilious vomiting. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

Cinchona — Persons who have been weak- 
ened by loss of fluids; yellow color of the 
skin; liver swollen, hard and tender; bitter 
taste in the mouth and throat; aggravation 
every other day. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Mercurius — Painfulness in the region of 
the liver; skin very yellow; thickly coated 
tongue; bad smell from the mouth; nausea 
and vomiting; generally the best remedy in 
this disease. A dose every three or four 
hours; may be given in alternation with any 
of the other remedies. 



LEUCORRHEA WHITES. 

Results from general weakness more than 
any other cause, especially in young women; 
also, from inactivity, late hours, stimulating 
diet, mental emotions, etc. 

Calcarea carb. — Usually the best remedy, 
especially in young women of weakly consti- 
tution. A dose two or three times a day. 

Pulsatilla — Burning, thin, acrid leucor- 
rhea; vertigo when rising from a sitting pos- 
ture; also when caused by fright or chill at 



94 Diseases and their Treatment. 

the time of the menses. A dose two or three 
times a day. 

Sulphur — Burning, painful or corrosive 
leucorrhea. A dose two or three times a 
day. 

General Directions — Attend to the 
general health, avoid exposure to cold or 
damp, excitement, warm baths, late hours 
and extremes of heat or cold. 

LUMBAGO. 

Symptoms — Rheumatism affecting the 
muscles of the back or loins. 

Bryonia — When the pains are relieved by 
warmth; worse during motion. A dose two 
or three times a day. 

JVux vomica — When the back feels bruised ; 
numbness or lameness of the parts, with 
dyspeptic symptoms or constipation. A dose 
two or three times a day. 

Rhus tox — Pains worse during rest and 
when first commencing to move; better from 
continued motion and external warm appli- 
cations. A dose two or three times a day. 

(See Rheumatism, Sciatica. 

MEASLES. 

Symptoms — It generally begins with 
symptoms of a cold in the head, sneezing, 
watering at the eyes, running at the nose, 
frontal headache, pains in the back and limbs, 



Menstruation. 95 

shivering and sometimes cough; on about the 
fourth day the eruption appears on the face 
and neck, and soon after on the whole body; 
the eruption is in the form of minute rasp- 
berry colored pimples, which multiply and 
coalesce into blotches of a more or less cres- 
cent shape or unevenly circular masses; in 
four or five days the fever abates and the 
eruption disappears. 

Aconitum — At the beginning when there 
is dry, hot skin, full, quick pulse and much 
thirst. A dose every three or fours. 

Bryonia — If the eruption is imperfectly 
developed or suppressed; dry, painful cough; 
difficult breathing. A dose every three or 
four hours. 

Pulsatilla — Is generally regarded as the 
specific remedy, and should be given as soon 
as the catarrhal symptoms appear; eyes red, 
watery and sensitive to the light; loose 
cough, etc. A dose every three or four 
hours; or may be given in alternation with 
any of the other remedies. 

Sulphur — After the eruption has subsided; 
especially if any cough or catarrhal symp- 
toms remain. A dose night and morning. 

MENSTRUATION, DISORDERS OF. 

Slight disorders of the monthly period are 
here alone treated of. Long standing, com- 
olicated or habitual irregularities should have 



96 Diseases and their Treatment. 

competent medical advice. A non-observ- 
ance of the general principles of hygiene 
will be found a fruitful source of much of 
the suffering attendant upon these functions. 

MENSTRUAL COLIC 

Is frequently caused by a chill, from damp- 
ness of the feet, errors in the mode of living 
and an imprudent use of drugs. 

Chamomilla and Pulsatilla are the best 
remedies for colic during the monthly period. 

General Directions — (See Painful 
Menstruation.) 

MENSTRUATION, TOO SOON. 

Frequently produced by mental emotions, 
excesses of various kinds, great bodily exer- 
tion and over-fatigue. 

Calcarea card. — When there is a tendency 
toward increasing shorter intervals, the flow 
also increasing in proportion A dose three 
times a day. 

Nux vomica — Especially if the flow lasts 
too long and is profuse; cramps. A dose 
three times a day. 

General Directions — A hard bed, 
plenty of fresh air, salt-water baths, sponging 
and everthing that can invigorate and 
strengthen the system should be resorted to. 






Menstruation. 97 

MENSTRUATION, PAINFUL, 

Arises from cold, deficient exercise, insalu- 
brity of air, a sudden emotion, etc. 

Chamomilla — If there are colicky pains, 
with bearing-down feelings and tenderness 
of the abdomen. A dose every three or 
four hours. 

Nux vomica — If the forcing pains pre- 
dominate. A dose every three or four hours. 

Pulsatilla — If occurring in individuals of 
a mild and timid temperament. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

General Directions — A careful diet, 
frequent walking, muscular exercise, and 
absence of all violent and unpleasant emo- 
tions are indispensable requisites to a cure. 

menstruation, too profuse. 

The causes of this irregularity are both 
mental and physical, and are similar to those 
which are productive of painful or too fre- 
quent menstruation. 

Cinchona — If attended with great weak- 
ness. A dose every three or four hours. 

Ipecacuanha — If the discharge is very 
profuse and amounts to flooding. A dose 
every quarter of an hour to an hour till 
better. 

Nux vomica — When the discharge is ex- 
cessive and lasts too long. A dose every 
three or four hours. 



98 Diseases and their Treatment. 

General Directions — The patient 
should remain perfectly quiet, and all drinks 
should be given cold. If flooding sets in, 
medical aid must be procured. 



MENSTRUATION, RETARDED OR SUPPRESSED. 

This condition frequently arises from a 
sudden emotion, a violent disappointment, a 
chill or cold (especially arising from wet feet), 
bad air, fatigue, etc. 

Aconitum — When there is headache, dizzi- 
ness or congestion; especially in robust 
young women. A dose every two or three 
hours. 

Pulsatilla — Is the principal remedy; es- 
pecially when the suppression is the result of 
a chill. A dose every two or three hours. 

General Directions — A warm hip or 
foot bath may be used, and when the acute 
symptoms are removed, active exercise in the 
open air should be resorted to, care being 
taken to clothe the body in a manner suitable 
to the season, and to avoid thin shoes and 
getting the feet damp. 

MUMPS. 

A painful swelling of the large glands 
behind the ear, just at the joints of the upper 
jaw; it attacks children principally, and fre- 
quently prevails as an epidemic. 



Nervous Affections. 99 

Belladonna — Bright red swelling of the 
glands; redness of the face and eyes; throb- 
bing headache, etc. A dose every three or 
four hours. 

Mercurius — Is the principal remedy in 
this disease and is usually sufficient in ordi- 
nary cases. 

General Directions — The patient 
should be kept in a warm room, but not 
necessarily in bed; warm flannels should be 
applied to the part; the patient must not be 
exposed to cold or damp. 

NERVOUS AFFECTIONS. 

The nerves of some persons are naturally 
weak and delicate, but many bring them- 
selves into this distressing condition by 
neglecting the general laws of health, thereby 
entailing upon themselves the many dis- 
tressing symptoms consequent upon a weak 
and excitable condition of the nervous 
system. 

Aconitum — Excitability of the organs of 
sight and hearing; agitation and tossing 
about; palpitation of the heart; in young 
girls of plethoric habit and sedentary life, etc. 
A dose three or four times a day. 

Belladonna — Great irritability of the 
senses; immoderate laughter, etc. A da§e 
three or four times a day. 



ioo Diseases and their Treatment. 

Chamomilla — When there is great irrita- 
bility of disposition; disconsolate, with tossing 
about, etc.; tendency to faint, etc. A dose 
three or four times a day. 

Cinchona — Great debility, with trembling; 
excessive sensibility of the nervous system. 
A dose three or four times a day. 

Coffea — Extreme sensitiveness to the least 
pain; excitability, with sleeplessness and 
restlessness. A dose three or four times a 
day. 

Ignatia — Hysterical and nervous debility, 
or from the effects of grief. A dose every 
three or four hours. 

Nux vomica — Nervous debility and excite- 
ment; after fatigue in the open air, or from 
the effects of wine, tobacco or other stimu- 
lants. A dose every three or four hours. 

General Directions — Avoid late hours, 
crowded assemblies, all kinds of mental 
excitement, coffee, strong tea, tobacco, and 
all stimulants. Cold sponge bathing and 
exercise in the open air will be valuable as 
tending to improve the general condition of 
the system. (See Health, Rules of.) 

NEURALGIA NERVE PAIN. 

The locality of this disease varies, and 
wherever located is very distressing; the 
side of the head or face is a very common 



Nightmare. i o I 

location, but may appear in almost any part 
of the body. 

Aconitum — Intolerable pains, with fever- 
ishness; worse at night; flushed face; great 
sensibility of the nervous system. A dose 
every two or three hours. 

Arsenicum — Periodical attacks, chiefly 
around the eye and in the temples; burning, 
stinging pains, especially at night. A dose 
every two or three hours. 

Belladonna — Pain most violent under the 
eye; darting pains in the cheek bones, jaws 
or nose; violent shooting pains in the ball of 
the eye. A dose every two or three hours; 
may be alternated with Aconitum. 

Cinchona — - Periodical attacks; darting, 
tearing pains, aggravated by the least touch. 
A dose every two or three hours. 

(See Toothache, Bad Effects of a Chill.) 

NIGHTMARE. 

Symptoms — A sensation of heavy pres- 
sure on the chest during sleep, which impedes 
breathing and producing great anxiety, ac- 
companied with horrid dreams or fancies of 
monsters, robbers, etc. 

It may be caused by an overloaded stom- 
ach, congestion of blood to the abdomen or 
to the heart when lying on the back. 

Aconitum — Especially in women and 
children; if attended with feverishness, op- 



102 Diseases and their Treatment. 

pression of the chest, palpitation of the heart, 
etc. A dose or two before going to bed. 

JVux vomica — After drinking spirituous 
liquors, eating a full meal in the night, or by 
sedentary habits. Dose as for Aconitum. 

Pulsatilla — Especially in females; from 
rich living, etc. ; anxious, sad dreams. Dose 
as for Aconitum. 

General Directions — Persons liable to 
this disease must avoid the above-mentioned 
exciting causes before the remedies will have 
much effect. Avoid late suppers; let the diet 
consiFt more of vegetables than meat; avoid 
stimulants. 

PILES HEMORRHOIDS 

Are small tumors or pouches filled with 
blood at the edge of the bowels or just 
within it; hence they are outward or inward, 
or they are bleeding or blind piles. When 
they are outward, examination reveals the 
presence of one or more tumors, more or less 
painful; when within, blood and the above 
symptoms with the passages, indicate their 
presence; or the piles may be forced out and 
appear as a hard, painful mass, which often 
must be forced back by the hands. 

JVux vomica — Blind or bleeding piles; in 
persons who lead a sedentary life, or use 
much coffee or stimulants; habitual consti- 
pation. A dose every three or four hours. 



Pleurisy. 103 

Sulphur — Blind or bleeding piles, with 
stinging, burning and soreness in and about 
the rectum; protuding at times after stool. 
A dose every three or four hours; may be 
taken after or in alternation w'th Nux vom'ca. 

General Directions — Hot water appli- 
cations or sitting baths are usually very 
beneficial; avoid highly seasoned or rich 
food and stimulants of every kind. (See 
Constipation.) 

PIMPLES. 

The common name of a frequent eruption 
containing matter, occurring chiefly on the 
face; generally the result of errors in diet. 

Arnica — Pimples mostly on the face. A 
dose two or three times a day. 

Belladonna — Especially when they occur 
in young people. A dose two or three timss 
a day. 

Pulsatilla — For pimples arising from over 
rich food. A dose two or three tunes a day. 

Sulphur — Will in most cases be beneficial. 
May be given after or in alternation with 
other remedies. A dose night and morning. 

General Directions — Avoid rich or 
greasy food, pork and stimulants of every 
kind; let the diet be light, wholesome and 
nutritious. 

pleurisy. 

Symptoms — Inflammation of the mem- 
brane lining the chest; characterized by fever, 



1 04 Diseases and their Treatment, 

shooting pain in the chest, dry cough, short- 
ness, of breathing, and a sharp, catching pain 
in the side below the ribs, worse on coughing 
or breathing deeply. 

Aconitum — While the fever, pain and 
cough are severe; full, bounding pulse; dry, 
hot skin; piercing and stitching pains in the 
chest, with a short, dry cough. A dose every 
two or three hours. 

Bryonia — Stitching pains in the affected 
part, aggravated by inspiration or the least 
motion. A dose every two or three hours; 
may be given after or in alternation with 
Aconitum. 

Phosplioi'us — Short, difficult respiration; 
sharp pains on the left side; tightness across 
the chest, with a dry, shaking cough, etc. 
( See Inflammation of the Lungs.) 

PLEURODYNIA FALSE PLEURISY 

Is merely rheumatism of the intercostal mus- 
cles, or the muscles that cover the walls of 
the chest, or irritation of the nerves that 
supply these parts. It is distinguished from 
true pleurisy by' the absence of fever, by the 
stitch occurring mostly during expiration, 
and as a rale by the absence of cough. 

Arnica — Shooting or pains as from a 
bruise; when moving, coughing, etc. A dose 
every three or four hours. 



Poisons and Poisoning. 105 

Bryonia — If the patient is very restless 
and feverish; tension and pressure on the 
chest, etc. A dose every three or four hours. 

General Directions — Warm applica- 
tions to the side will frequently afford relief. 

POISONS AND POISONING. 

Hardly any accident is more common than 
poisoning, either by intention or by mistake. 
Often there are symptoms of poisoning when 
the patient can not or will not say what he 
has taken, therefore, the importance of some 

General Directions for the Treatment of Poisoning. 

i. Make the patient vomit at once. To 
do this, give him a teaspoonfnl of ground 
mustard in a teacupful of warm water every 
minute till he throws up, or a tablespoonful 
of common table salt in the same quantity of 
warm water, or tickle the inside of his throat 
with a feather or the finger. 

2. After he has vomited well, let him 
take the antidote for the poison when any 
one is given in this article. 

3. Rest and quiet, a low diet, and the 
reclining position should be kept for several 
days. 

General Antidotes. 

Coffee — Strong, black coffee against all 
narcotic poisons, such as opium, and its prepa- 



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106 Diseases and their Treatment. 

rations, 7norphlne, laudanum, paregoric, 
soothing syrups, etc., nux vomica, strychnine, 
stramonium^ sumach, bitter almonds, prussic 
acid, belladonna, colocynth, valerla?i^ hem- 
lock, cicuta, antimony , phosphorus, phosphoric 
acid, drowsiness, intoxication, loss of con- 
sciousness, delirium. 

Camphor — Against vegetable poisons, 
especially the corrosives, as croton oil, etc., 
and whenever they cause vomiting, diarrhea, 
paleface, coldness of the extremities, loss of 
consciousness ; against venomous insects, as 
the Spanish fly, the wasp, the bee, the hornet, 
the centipede, etc.; against all vermifuges, 
tobacco, bitter almonds; all fruits containing 
prussic acid, acids, salts, metals, phosphorus, 
mushrooms. 

Liquor Ammonia — Hartshorn — Against 
all narcotic poisons and the bites of serpents, 
dogs, etc. 

Olive Oil — Good against the effects of 
corrosive acids, but injurious against the bad 
effects of venomous insects. 

Soaps and the White of Eggs — Of soap 
dissolved, one teacupful every two or three 
minutes, against metallic poisons, such as 
arsenic, lead, copper, etc.; efficacious against 
corrosive acids, as nitric, sulphuric, etc.; also 
against alum, the corrosive sap of plants, cas- 
tor oil, etc. The white of an egg (uncooked), 
every ten minutes, injurious against alkaline 



Poisons and Poisoning. io*j 

poisons, as lye, poteassa, soda, muriate of 
ammonia, lime, baryta, etc. 

Sugar — Efficacious in poisoning by colors, 
copper, and its preparations, alum, etc.; also 
against corrosive juices. White of eggs 
or soap suds may be administered after- 
wards. 

POISONING BY ARSENIC. 

Symptoms — Violent burning in the stom- 
ach and bowels; tenderness, retching, vomit- 
ing; dryness and tightness of the throat; 
unquenchable thirst; hoarseness; difficulty 
of speech; diarrhea, with yellowish, green- 
ish, bloody stool; tenesmus; burning pain in 
the bladder, etc. 

Treatment — Apply stomach-pump if at 
hand, if not, give Sulphate of Zinc, from 20 
to 33 grains in water, to an adult, from 5 to 
20, to a child; to induce vomiting, follow up 
the emetic with Hydrated Peroxide of Iron, 
diffused through water, or the Carbonate of 
Iron or Iron Rust in fine powder, every five 
or ten minutes until relieved. 

Give the Preparations of Iron, if the 
patient has not vomited or an emetic is not 
at hand. 

Fowler's Solution of Arsenic — For this 
preparation Lime-water should be given in 
copious draughts. 



io8 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Iodide of Arsenic, Solution of Starch, 
Corrosive Sublimate and other Preparations 
of Mercury. 

Symptoms — Harsh, metallic, astringent 
taste, burning pain in the stomach, vomiting 
and purging of bloody matter ; sometimes 
irritation of the urinary organs or suppression 
of the urine, burning and tightness of the 
throat as to prevent speech, etc. 

Antidotes — Albumen, the white of eggs, 
milk, wheaten flour beaten up in water. 
The white of one egg will counteract the 
effect of four grains of Corrosive Sublimate. 

PREGNANCY, DISORDERS INCIDENTAL TO. 

During the state of pregnancy women are 
subject to certain special ailments, but they 
generally enjoy an immunity from the severer 
forms of disease. 

COLIC. 

A very frequent trouble, which often sets 
in during the first months, and is frequently 
the result of cold or improper diet. 

Chamomilla — Is generally successful in 
affording relief. A dose every three or four 
hours. 

Nux vomica — If Chamomilla is not suffic- 
ient, or if the bowels are constipated. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

(See Colic, page 24.) 



Pregnancy. 109 

CONSTIPATION 

Should be attended to and remedied, as 
much harm may arise from too great strain- 
ing at stool. 

Bryonia and Nux vo7nica will generally 
be found successful in removing this con- 
dition. A dose two or three times a day. 

General Directions — A change of diet, 
more vegetables and fruit, exercise, and a 
free use of cold water should be resorted to; 
and should the constipation prove very obsti- 
nate, an injection of warm water, in which 
a little castile soap has been dissolved, may 
be used. 

diarrhea. 

This condition requires to be carefully 
guarded against, as having a tendency to 
bring on miscarriage. 

Chamomilla — Will frequently be found of 
benefit, especially if there is colic, A dose 
every four or six hours. 

Pulsatilla — May follow Chamomilla, if 
that remedy has not produced the desired 
effect. A dose every four or six hours x 

General Directions — The diet should 
be light, and should be taken in small quan- 
tities at a time; keep the bowels warm and 
well covered with flannel. 



no Diseases and their Treatment, 

TOOTHACHE 

Sometimes lasts from the commencement to 
the end of pregnancy, and is frequently the 
first symptom from the presence of which 
that state is suspected. 

Chamomilla — If the pain proceeds from a 
hollow tooth, or is most violent at night. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

Nux vomica — If the pains are rendered 
worse by wine, coffee or mental work. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

Pulsatilla — If the whole side of the jaw 
is affected, or the pains shift about. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

General Directions — The teeth should 
not be extracted, as the pain will not be 
relieved by doing so. 

VARICOSE VEINS 

Result from pressure consequent upon preg- 
nancy. After delivery, the pressure being 
removed, the veins regain their natural size, 
and the swelling disappears. 

Pulsatilla — Is the specific in this affection. 
A dose three times a day. 

Sulphur — May be given after Pulsatilla. 
A dose night and morning. 

General Directions — The patient 
should not stand too long at a time, and all 
tight garters and the like should be avoided. 



$hiinsy. in 

An elastic stocking, giving an equal pressure 
all around the leg, may be used, and should 
be drawn on in the morning before the veins 
are distended. 

VOMITING OR NAUSEA MORNING SICKNESS. 

A very common symptom of pregnancy, 
which generally begins at the commencement 
and lasts until the third or fourth month. It 
sometimes, however, continues longer, or 
recurs periodically during the whole course 
of pregnancy. 

Arsenicmn — Excessive vomiting, with 
fainting or great weakness. A dose every 
three or four hours. 

Ipecacuanha — If the vomiting continues 
very long and the patient rejects every thing 
she takes; or if the bowels are relaxed at the 
same time. A dose every four hours. 

Nux vomica — In a large number of cases 
the best remedy. A dose every four hours. 

General Directions — The diet should 
be carefully regulated, and a change made in 
the times of eating to those hours when the 
stomach is less apt to be sick. Cold food 
will sometimes be retained when warm arti- 
cles of diet are rejected. Plenty of fresh air and 
exercise are indispensable during pregnancy. 

QUINSY. 

Symptoms — Inflammation of the throat 
and tonsils; also the symptoms of sore throat 



112 Diseases and their Treatment. 

in an aggravated form, with pains shooting 
from the throat to the ear; foul tongue, offen- 
sive breath, difficulty of swallowing, fever. 

Aconitum — At the commencement; sore 
throat, with general feverish symptoms; 
chills, thirst, headache, etc. A dose every 
two or three hours. 

Belladonna — Bright redness of the throat, 
with heat, dryness and difficulty of swallow- 
ing; flushed face and headache. A dose 
every two or three hours; may be given in 
alternation with either Aconitum or Mer- 
curius. 

Mercurius iod. — Shooting pains in the 
throat; swelling of the glands and tonsils; 
offensive breath; difficulty of swallowing; 
flow of saliva; foul taste in the mouth, etc. 
A dose every two or three hours. 

(See Sore Throat.) 

RHEUMATISM 

Chiefly affects the muscles and fibrous por- 
tions of the joints, with pain and stiffness, 
sometimes redness and swelling, with fev- 
erish symptoms, when the attack is sudden 
and acute. 

Aconitum — In acute rheumatism; espec- 
ially at the commencement, with redness, 
shining and swelling of the affected parts; 
hot, dry skin ; thirst. A dose every three or 
four hours. 



Ringworm. 113 

Bryonia — Stiffness and swelling, and 
faintish redness of the inflamed part; espec- 
ially in the muscles; worse on movement; 
headache and bilious symptoms. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

Pulsatilla — Pains which shift rapidly from 
one part to another; worse at night or in the 
evening in bed. A dose two or three times 
a day. 

Rhus tox — Swelling and redness of the 
affected part; pains worse during rest and 
when first commencing to move; better from 
motion or from warm applications. A dose 
two or three times a day. 

Sulphur — In chronic cases and for the 
secondary effects of acute rheumatism. A 
dose night and morning. 

General Directions — Rheumatic pa- 
tient should always wear flannel, and be 
very careful of cold or damp, especially 
when the body is heated or the stomach is 
out of order; guard against errors in diet as 
attacks are very likely to follow derange- 
ment of the digestive organs. 

(See Gout, Lumbago, Sciatica, False 
Pleurisy.) 

RINGWORM. 

A skin affection, which shows itself first 
as a little round patch of vesicles with a red 
border; the patch is irritable; as it increases, 



1 14 Diseases and their Treat?nent. 

the circle widens, leaving the center free, 
and then we have the patch converted into 
a ring. 

Calcarca carb. — In obstinate cases and in 
persons of a scrofulous habit, etc. A dose 
two or three times a day. 

Rhus tox — Burning as if ulcerated; skin 
hot; crusty eruptions on the face. A dose 
two or three times a day. 

Sulphur — When there is a predisposition 
to the affection. A dose two or three times 
a day. 

General Directions — Sulphurous Acid 
diluted one part to three or four of water, or 
Carbolic Acid saturated solution, may be 
applied to the patches with a camel's hair 
brush or a piece of sponge wet with the 
solution. 

SCALD HEAD TINEA CAPITIS. 

Symptoms — This is a contagious disease, 
found chiefly in the heads of children, and 
is caused by the growth of a vegetable fun- 
gus; in its early stage it is characterized by 
the formation of little sulphur colored and 
capped crusts, these coalesce and form yellow 
masses of a honeycomb appearance; it is 
usually very tedious 

Calcarea carb., Rhus tox, Sulphur. 

The internal and local treatment is the 
same as that of ringworm, which see. 



Scarlet Fever. r 15 

SCARLATINA — SCARLET FEVER 

Is usually ushered in with severe headache, 
pains in the back, shivering fits, and some- 
times vomiting, together with a hot, dry skin 
and high pulse; on the second day of such 
symptoms, if the throat is examined, it will 
be found to be very red and the tongue cov- 
ered with a thick, white fur; simultaneous 
with the sore throat or a few hours after, a 
rash breaks out, first on the face, neck and 
arms, next day extends over the body, and 
the third day it travels over the legs; the 
face does not show the rash as distinctly as 
the covered parts of the body; and so 
always when scarlet fever is epidemic and a 
patient complains of sore throat examine the 
chest; the rash consists of innumerable 
bright red spots, slightly rough to the touch, 
it disappears on pressure but returns again 
when the pressure is removed; the rash fades 
away about the sixth to the ninth day, and 
then the skin begins to peel off; the disease 
is highly contagious from first to last. 

Aconitum — In the commencement; in the 
doubtful stage before the eruption appears; 
dry, hot skin; restlessness; thirst, etc. A dose 
every two or three hours. 

Apis mellifica — Fever of a typhoid char- 
acter; tongue of a deep red color and covered 
with blisters; ulcerated throat; dropsical 
symptoms. A dose eveiy two or three hours. 



m6 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Belladonna — Is the specific in uncompli- 
cated scarlet fever, and should be given as 
long as the rash remains visible. A dose 
every three or four hours; may be given in 
alternation with any of the other remedies. 

Mercurius iod. — Ulcers in the mouth, 
throat and on the tonsils; fetid breath; 
inflamed, swollen or ulcerated throat of a 
malignant character. A dose every two or 
three hours. 

Sulphur — When the disease is declining 
and the skin is peeling. A dose night and 
morning for several days. 

Belladonna should be used as a prophy- 
lactic when scarlet fever is in the neigh- 
borhood: it generally proves a specific in 
preventing others from taking the disease, 
and should it not do this it will greatly 
ameliorate the attack. A dose night and 
morning. 

General Directions — The room should 
be well ventilated, but not cold; diet light. 

SCIATICA. 

Symptoms — A neuralgic affection of the 
sciatic nerve; the pain begins in the neigh- 
borhood of the hip joint and extends down 
the back of the leg to the knee, and some- 
times even to the sole of the foot. It may 
be caused by cold or disorder of the stomach 
or bowels. 



Sea Sickness. 1x7 

Arsenicum — Pains of an intermittent char- 
acter, relieved by the application of warmth 
and aggravated by cold; extreme thirst and 
weakness. A dose every three or four hours. 

Colocynthis — When the pain seems purely 
neuralgic, and when there is disorder of the 
stomach or gout. A dose every three or 
four hours. 

Nux vomica — Numbness or lameness of 
the affected part; worse in the morning; 
habitual eonstipation. A dose every three 
or four hours. 

Rhus tox — When the pain is increased by 
rest and warmth; better from continued 
motion and warm applications. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

(See Rheumatism, Indigestion.) 

SEA SICKNESS. 

Nausea or vomiting, occasioned by the 
motion of the vessel; some persons are sub- 
ject to similar derangement from the motion 
of a carriage or a swing. 

Cocculus — Great nausea, with inability to 
vomit. A dose every hour or two. 

Nux vomica — May be taken before going 
on board or when there is bilious derange- 
ment. A dose every three or four hours. 

Petroleum — Is often a specific in this dis- 
ease. A dose every hour or two. 



ilS Diseases and their Treatment. 

General Directions — Be on deck as 
much as possible; a wet compress bandage 
around the abdomen is frequently beneficial 
in severe cases. 

shingles. 

An eruption of vesicles or little blisters 
upon the trunk, extending half-way round 
more, attended with burning or smarting. 

Arsenicum — If attended with considerable 
burning, redness and thirst. A dose every 
three or four hours. 

Mercurius — Is usually the best remedy in 
the common form of this disease. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

Rhus tox — When the eruption is drying up. 
A dose every three or four hours. 

General Directions — Avoid exposure 
to cold or damp; diet low. 

SLEEPLESSNESS. 

Apart from disease; may arise from an 
over-loaded stomach, from fatigue of brain 
or body, from excitement or from an empty 
stomach. 

Aconitum — When there is restlessness and 
a certain amount of fever present. A dose 
every one or two hours. 

Arnica — When bodily fatigue or injury 
has been the cause. Dose as for Aconitum. 



Small- Pox. 119 

Coffza — When there is nervous restless- 
ness, especially from excitement. A dose at 
bed-time. 

Nux vomica or Pulsatilla — When from 
over-eating or drinking. A dose at bed-time. 

(See Health, Rules of.) 

SMALL-POX VARIOLA. 

Symptoms — The precursory symptoms 
which occur fourteen days after exposure, 
sometimes sooner, are much like other fevers, 
chilliness, lassitude, severe pain in the back, 
aching of the limbs and general soreness; 
this condition continues two or three days, 
then the fever sets in with violent headache, 
sometimes delirium, greater or less prostra- 
tion, sometimes vomiting or diarrhea; soon 
after the fever, the eruption makes its appear- 
ance, little red elevations, at first on the 
forehead and face, then on the neck and arms, 
flnd so on until it extends over the whole 
body, which process generally lasts three or 
four days; in the course of a day or two more, 
the little red elevations become vesicles, con- 
taining a little watery fluid, which in the 
course of two or three days more become 
pustules, that is, contain matter; they are 
roundish, flattened at the top, with a pit in 
the center; about the eighth or ninth day 
(from the first appearance of the eruption), 
the pustules burst and begin to dry up, first 



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on the face, then on the chest and arms, and 
so down. 

Aconitum — At the commencement during 
the febrile stage. A dose every three or 
four hours. 

Antimonium tart. — This remedy has been 
found to greatly ameliorate the disease, it 
reduces the fever and the pustules run their 
course, leaving scarcely a mark in many cases. 

Mercurius — After the appearance of the 
pimples; especially if there is swelling of the 
face; fetid smell from the mouth; ulcerated 
throat, with profuse flow of saliva. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

Sulphur — In the early stage, when there 
is severe itching, and as an intercurrent 
remedy when the scabs have formed. A 
dose two or three times a day. 

General Directions — Keep the patient 
in a well ventilated apartment; exclude all 
light; to relieve the itching, apply glycerine 
to the pustules, using a camel's hair brush. 

Varioloid is similar in all respects but 
is much milder; the treatment is the same 
as small-pox. 

SORE THROAT. 

Symptoms — Redness, heat and dryness 01 
the throat, pain and difficulty of swallowing, 
generally caused by cold or damp. 



Sore Throat. 12 1 

Aconitum — At the beginning, if there is 
fever, hot, dry skin, etc. A dose every three 
or four hours. 

Arsenicum — Putrid or gangrenous sore 
throat, especially with great weakness. A 
dose every three or four hours. 

Belladonna — Dryness and redness of the 
mouth and throat; deep redness of the ton- 
sils and palate; red, swollen face, headache, 
etc. A dose every three or four houjs. 

Mercurius — Violent, shooting pains, some- 
times extending to the ears; inflammatory 
redness; foul tongue, etc. A dose every 
three or four hours. 

(See Quinsy, Diphtheria.) 

clergyman's sore throat 

Is the name given to a chronic state of irri- 
tation of the mucous membrane of the throat 
and uvula, with hoarseness and feebleness of 
voice, and is caused by too great a strain on 
the vocal powers by public speaking, sing- 
ing, etc. 

Belladonna, Hepar sulph., Phosphorus, 
Spongia are the common remedies in this 
complaint, and may be given one or more, 
two or three times a day. 

General Direction s — Frequent bath- 
ing of the throat and chest with cold water 
and friction with a coarse towel will be 
beneficial. 



122 Diseases and their Treatment. 

SPASMS IN THE STOMACH. 

Symptoms — An affection of the nerves of 
the stomach, arising from various causes, 
mental emotions, indigestible food, etc., and 
attended with spasmodic and contractive 
pains in the stomach, or a sensation of con- 
striction in that organ; frequently accom- 
panied with nausea or vomiting and even 
faintness, and may be relieved or increased 
by taking food. 

Car bo veg. — Pains increased by pressure; 
worse after a meal and when lying down. 
A dose every three or four hours. 

Colocynthis — Windy spasms or spasms 
mitigated by bringing up wind. A dose 
every three or four hours. 

JVux vomica- — Contracting, pressing and 
spasmodic pains; flatulence; nausea; consti- 
pation; worse after a meal. A dose every 
three or four hours. 

General Directions — Endeavor to pro- 
mote a healthly state of digestion, and 
during the attack, if severe, take a dose of 
Camphora every fifteen or twenty minutes. 
(See Colic, Indigestion.) 

STIFF NECK 

Generally arises from a cold or rheumatism. 
Bryonia — When arising from rheumatism, 
or when connected with rheumatism in other 
joints. A dose three times a day. 



St. Vitus Dance, 123 

Dulcamara — If the consequence of expos- 
ure to damp or wet weather. A dose three 
times a day. 

General Directions — Wear a piece of 
flannel round the neck, and avoid all drafts 
or exposure to cold. 

ST. VITUS DANCE CHOREA. 

Generally occurs in debilitated children, 
especially girls, from eight to fifteen years of 
age. It results frequently from acute rheuma- 
tism, from general debility, fright, excitement, 
fatigue, great mental effort, etc. It is char- 
acterized by incessant movements of the 
hands, the feet, the face, the tongue, in fact 
of the whole body; these are irregular and 
appear beyond the control of the patient. 

Belladonna — Twitching in the muscles; 
the paroxysms preceded by a creeping and 
feeling of numbness, etc. 

Cuprum — Convulsive movements, princi- 
pally in the limbs; jerking and twitching, 
continuing into sleep. 

Ignatia — : From fright, etc. 

Also Nux vomica, Pulsatilla, Zincum, etc. 

The remedies should be given every four 
or six hours. 

General Directions — No greasy sub- 
stances, no coffee or tea, nourishing food 
should be given, cold sponge bathing and 
out door exercise if the patient can bear it. 



124 Diseases and their Treatment. 

STYE ON THE EYE-LID. 

Symptoms — A small tumor situated on the 
eye-lid, attended with severe inflammation 
and considerable pain and suffering. 

Apis mellifica — Severe pain, inflammation, 
redness; generally the best remedy. A dose 
three times a day. 

Hepar sulph. — When suppuration has 
commenced, Dose as for Apis mellifica. 

Pulsatilla — At its earliest appearance. 
Dose as for Apis mellifica. 

SUN STROKE. 

A common occurrence during the intense 
heat of American summer. It does not 
always require exposure to the sun to bring 
it on, as great heat in the shade may cause it. 

Aconitum — Symptoms of inflammatory 
fever, etc. 

Belladonna — Loss of consciousness; vio- 
lent, stupefying pain in the head; stupor, etc. 

These remedies may be given in alterna- 
tion every twenty or thirty minutes till better. 

General Directions — Give small doses 
of brandy occasionally, and bathe the head 
and face with brandy or whisky occasionally, 
until the patient revives. Do not put cold 
water or ice upon the head. 



Tetter. 125 

TETTER HERPES. 

An eruption of vesicles on the skin, appear- 
ing in groups or clusters, accompanied with 
a degree of aching pain in the part (previous 
to the appearance of the eruption), and fre- 
quently some constitutional disturbance, such 
as languor, a degree of restlessness, loss of 
appetite and febrile symptoms; the duration 
of the eruption varies from a few days to 
weeks, and sometimes is so tedious and stub- 
born as to shake confidence in the physician 
by its unwelcome delay. 

Tetter — Medicines Specially Indicated. 

Bleeding Tetter — Arsenicum, Carbo veg., 
Mercurius, Rhus tox, Sulphur. 

Dry Tetter — Dulcamara, Mercurius, Sul- 
phur, Sepia. 

Running Tetter — Calcarea Carb.. Dulca- 
mara, Rhus tox, Sulphur. 

Arsenicum — Tetters having a red, un- 
healthy appearance, with blisters andburni- 
ing, etc. A dose two or three times a day. 

Calcarea carb. — Tetters which quickly 
reappear, bran-like, etc. A dose two or 
three times a day. 

Mercurius — With burning when touched ; 
dry, itching, red, scabby, suppurating, etc. 
A dose two or three times a day. 



126 Diseases and their Treatment, 

/ 

Rhus tox — When alternating with pains 
in the chest, burning, itching, etc. 

Sulphur — Itching in the evening, burning, 
spreading, etc. A dose twice a day. 

(See Ringworm, Scald Head, Shingles, 
etc.) 

TOOTHACHE 

Arises from various causes, as indigestion, 
rheumatism, debility, hysteria, etc. 

Toothache — Medicines Speially Indicated \ 

Toothache from a Cold or Chill — Chamo- 
milla, Dulcamara or Mercurius. 

Toothache from a Decayed Tooth — Bella- 
donna, Mercurius or Nux vomica. 

Toothache from Indigestion — Nux vomica. 

Toothache, Nervous — Belladonna, Chamo- 
milla or Nux vomica. 

Toothache, Rheumatic — Chamomilla or Mer- 
curius. 

Toothache in Children-*- Chamomilla. 

Belladonna — Pains which are aggravated 
in the, evening or at night after lying down; 
also in the open air and from food; heat and 
redness of the face. A dose every hour or 
two. 

Chamomilla — Pains occupying the whole 
side of the face; swelling and redness of the 
face; the pain seems almost insupportable, 
especially at night. JDose every hour or two. 



Ulcers. 127 

Dulcamara — When the toothache arises 
from a chill, especially if diarrhea is present. 
Dose every hour or two. 

Mercurius — Pains in decayed teeth occu- 
pying the whole jaw, extending to the ears, 
aggravated by the wannth of the bed, or 
after taking any thing cold. Dose every one 
to three hours. 

Nux vomica — Gnawing pains in decayed 
teeth; worse in the open air; or if arising 
from a derangement of the digestive organs. 
Dose every one to three hours. 

General Directions — Cleaning the 
teeth and rinsing the mouth with plenty of 
cold water, twice and even three times a day, 
is almost imperative as a preservation from 
toothache. Attention to the general health 
is also very necessary. 

ULCERS 

May arise from burns, bruises, inflammation, 
varicose veins, generally from a diseased con- 
dition of the system, requiring careful internal 
treatment. 

Arsenicum — Ulcers with burning and 
shooting pains; discharge of blood or thin 
matter. A dose two or three times a day. 

Belladonna — With burning and drawing 
pains, or having an erysipelatous appearance 
A dose every^ three or four hours. 



128 Diseases and their Treatment. 

Calcarea carb . — When every injury tends 
to ulceration. A dose twice a day. 

Mercurius — Readily bleeding; superficial 
or secreting a fetid watery and corrosive 
pus., etc. A dose two or three times a day. 

Sulphur — With unhealthy skin and ele- 
vated margins, surrounded by itching pim- 
ples, or with sharp cutting pains; bleeding 
readily and secreting a fetid thick or yellow 
pus. A dose night and morning. 

General Directions — Calendula lotion 
is frequently a valuable application. Avoid 
salves or ointments tending to suppress the 
condition. 

URINARY COMPLAINTS. 

The treatment of these disorders should 
be left to the medical practitioner, but in the 
event of sudden emergencies arising, a few 
hints on those forms of disease most likely to 
occur are here given. 

URINATING, DIFFICULTY OR SUPPRESSION OF 

May result from an abuse of ardent spirits, 
catching cold, suppressed piles, a fright, a 
fall or blow, etc. 

Aconitum — In inflammatory symptoms , 
often in alternation with some other remedy. 
A dose every two or three hours. 



Urinary' Complaints. 129 

Camphor a — Spasm at the neck of the 
bladder, especially if caused by Cantharides. 
A dose every fifteen minutes for three or 
four times. 

Nux vomica — If the difficulty has been 
brought on by the abuse of spirituous liquors, 
or from suppressed piles. A dose every hour 
or two. 

General Directions — Put the patient 
into a hip-bath of warm water and apply 
warm flannels to the region of the bladder. 
Give warm mucilaginous drinks and send 
for medical aid. 

URINE, INCONTINENCE OF, 

Frequently arising from worms, gastric de- 
rangement, too great a degree of nervous 
irritability, mechanical pressure during preg- 
nancy, etc. 

Belladonna — Spasmodic incontinence of 
urine, especially when occuring in nervous 
individuals, or when it passes off at night. 
A dose three times a day. 

Cina — If it arises from worms. A dose 
three times a day. 

Mercurius — Incontinence from cold. A 
dose three times a day. 

Rhus tox — Utter inability to retain the 
urine. A dose three times a day. 

General Directions — When it occurs 
in children, the quantity of fluid which they 



130 Diseases and tKeir Treatment. 

take should be diminished, and they should 
be roused at regular intervals to accustom 
them to regular times of emission. Cold 
sponging of the abdomen daily will be found 
very efficacious. 

VEINS, VARICOSE, OF THE LEGS. 

Symptoms — A swollen and knotted con- 
dition of the veins of the legs, which fre- 
quently occasions great pain, and is accom- 
panied with a sensation of weight and 
fatigue. 

Pulsatilla — Will generally be found of 
benefit. A dose night and morning. 

General Directions — The diet should 
be light and nourishing; too much standing 
should be avoided, and the limb, when not 
taking exercise, should be kept in a horizon- 
tal position. An elastic stocking will also be 
found of great service. 

VERTIGO DIZZINESS 

May arise from indigestion, debility or 
congestion of the brain. 

Belladonna — Vertigo arising from con- 
gestion of blood to the head. A dose two 
or three times a clay. 

Bryonia — Vertigo on stooping or when 
rising from a recumbent position. A dose 
two or three times a day. 



Voice, Loss of. 131 

Cinchona — Vertigo arising from debility. 
A dose two or three times a day. 

Mercurius — In the morning on rising or 
in the evening, with nausea, dimness of 
sight, etc. A dose two or three times a day. 

Nux vomica — Vertigo in the open air; after 
a meal; worse on stooping or in the morn- 
ing. A dose two or three times a day. 

Pulsatilla — Worse in the evening; re- 
lieved in the open air. A dose two or three 
times a day. 

General Directions — Free use of cold 
water, both drinking and sponging, and 
plenty of exercise in the open air are recom- 
mended as preventions to vertigo. (See 
Indigestion, Health, Rules of.) 

VOICE, LOSS OF. 

Mostly the result of a cold and generally 
a severe state of hoarseness. 

Mercurius — When the throat feels rough; 
worse at night; and when every breath of air 
aggravates the case. A dose three times a 
day. . 

Phosphorus — Dryness of the throat and 
chest; chronic loss of voice, or if connected 
with a cough. A dose three times a day. 

General Directions — A cold-water 
bandage will frequently afford relief. (See 
Bronchitis, Cough, Hoarseness.) 



132 Diseases and their Treatment. 

VOMITING OR NAUSEA 

May arise from many causes, as inflammation 
of the brain, stomach or bowels; from indi- 
gestion, bilious derangement,, etc. 

Arsenicum — Violent vomiting, with colic 
and diarrhea. A dose every two or three 
hours. 

Ipecacuanha — From over-loading the stom- 
ach or with diarrhea. A dose every hour 
or two. 

Nux vomica — From "weakness of the 
stomach or bilious vomiting; constipation. 
A dose every two or three hours. 

Pit Is at ilia— When produced from eating 
rich or greasy food; sour, bitter vomiting; 
constant nausea after eating; shiverings. A 
dose every two or three hours. 

General Directions— While the vom- 
iting continues take no nourishment, except 
cold water, barley water or gruel; stimulants 
to check the vomiting are very injurious. 
Should the vomiting arise from an over- 
loaded stomach, it may be well to assist it by 
copious draughts of warm water. (See 
Bilious Attacks, Indigestion.) 

WARTS. 

Hard corn -like excrescences, generally 
appearing on the fingers. 



Worms. 133 

Calcarca Card., Rhus tox and Sulphur 
are recommended for dispersing these un- 
sightly growths. A dose night and morning. 

General Directions — Warts may be 
removed bv the green leaves of the common 
bean. Crush the leaves between the fingers 
and squeeze out the juice upon the warts, 
two or three times a day, until they dry up 
and disappear. The cure will generally be 
complete in less than a week. 

Another application generally successful 
is acetic acid or strong vinegar applied to the 
warts two or three times a dav. 

WATERBRASH. 

Symptoms — The vomiting of thin, watery, 
tasteless or bitter fluid; a symptom of indi- 
gestion. 

Calcarea carb. — When the waterbrash is 
of an acid character, and in chronic cases. 
A dose night and morning. 

Car da veg. — Waterbrash with sour eructa- 
tions. A dose night and morning. 

Nux vomica — In most cases complicated 
with indigestion in general. A dose night 
and morning. 

(See Indigestion.) 

WORMS. 

Symptoms — Worms that infest the bowels 
are of two principal kinds — the long, round 



134 Diseases and their Treatment. 

worms and thread or pin worms. The only 
certain evidence of their existence is their 
being passed at stool. The following symp- 
toms, however, generally indicate their 
presence: emaciation, paleness of the face, 
frequent picking of the nose, grinding of the 
teeth when asleep, peevishness, inordinate 
and irregular appetite, gnawing sensation of 
the stomach, abdomen hard and swollen, 
evacuations irregular, great irritation at the 
rectum. 

Cina — Is the chief remedy for both long 
and thread worms, with the following symp- 
toms: boring at the nose, dark rings around 
the eyes, restless sleep, hard and distended 
abdomen, with frequent colicky pains. A 
dose two or three times a day. 

M'ercurius — For pin worms, w T ith trouble- 
some itching of the rectum. 

Sulphur — May be given in alternation 
with the other remedies, or after the fever 
and nervous symptoms are subdued and 
mitigated. 

Saittonin — Is preferred by many practi- 
tioners to Cina. The symptoms indicating 
its use are the same as mentioned under 
Cina It should be given in the first. or sec- 
ond decimal trituration. A two-grain pow- 
der at a dose, every night for a week, in 
alternation .with Sulphur in the morning, 
then discontinued. # 



PART III. 
MATERIA MEDICA. 

The Characteristic, Properties and Uses of the 
Ho?nceofiathic Medicines 

AS RECOMMENDED IN THIS BOOK. 

ACONITUM NAPELLUS. 
Monks Hood. 

Duration of action from half-an-hour to forty-eight hours 
. or longer. 

Characteristic Peculiarities — Acute 
local and general inflammations; fevers of an 
inflammatory character; congestion, espec- 
ially of the chest, or from weakness of the 
heart's action; Neuralgia and Rheumatism, 
accompa'nied with stinging pains; or heat 
and tingling, especially in the extremities; 
dry heat of the affected parts and sensitive- 
ness of the parts on contact; pain with thirst 
and flushed face; affections caused by fright 
or chagrin; pains aggravated at night and 
relieved when setting up. 



136 Materia Medica. 

In Inflammations and Fevers, and in con- 
gestions of different organs; acting especially 
on the circulating system, lowering the fre- 
quency of the pulse, etc. The symptoms 
which indicate its use are: shiver. ngs, fol- 
lowed by dry, burning heat of skin; flushed 
face; great thirst; pulse quick and full; 
headache; restlessness; foul tongue; loss of 
appetite. 

May be given in every case where much 
fever is present, as in Catarrhal, Inflamma- 
tory, Rheumatic and Simple Fevers, Bron- 
chitis, Chicken Pox, Feverish Colds, Croup, 
Erysipelas, Inflammation of the Fars, In- 
flammation of the Eyes, Gout, Measles, 
Pleurisy, £Hiinsy, Rheumatism^ Scarlatina, 
Small- Pox, Worms; in Asthma of Millar, 
Heat Spots, Milk Crust, Red Gum and 
Tec-thing of Infants; also in the feverish 
symptoms attendant on Burns, Scalds, Cuts 
or Woun Is; congestions, especially to the 
chest, heart and head, particularly in ple- 
thoric persons; in Suppressed Menses, in 
plethoric young women, leading a sedentary 
life; in Neuralgia, with rednesss and heat of 
the face, great restlessness and irritation: 
also in Nightmare, attended with feverkh 
symptoms. 

Chiefly affects the circulatory system. ' 



Apis Mellijica, 137 

ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM. 
Tartar Emetic. 

Duration of action from two hours to two weeks. 

General Symptoms — Great prosfration: 
weak, languid, prostrated state of the sys- 
tem; gastric and intestinal disturbance; sore 
throat, particulary pustular; eruptive diseases; 
rattling or hollow cough, worse at night, 
with suffocation; throat full of phlegm; sweat 
on the forehead; vomiting of food, etc. 

Pustular and catarrhal inflammation of the 
mucous membranes; Catarrhal, Croup, 
Bronchitis, Pueumonia. It is of great value 
in Small-Pox and Varioloid, and in many 
cases will cure without the use of any other 
remedy. 

Acts chiefly on the respiratory mucous 
membrane, the skin, the lungs, stomach, etc. 

APIS MEJLLIFICA. 

Poison of the Honey Bee. 

Duration of action from five to ten days. 

Acts upon the mucous tissues of the 
tongue, fauces, throat and neck of the blad- 
der, eyes and kidneys. 

Scanty secretion of urine is one of its 
greatest characteristics: another prominent 
characteristic is a sensation like the sting of 



138 Materia Medico,. 

a bee, accompanied with burning. Styes. 
particularly on the left eye-lid; red and highly 
inflamed tonsils; dryness of the mouth 
and throat, with stinging pain when swal- 
lowing^ Diphtheria, with great debility at 
the beginning; Scarlatina, with dry nose 
and throat; Erysipelas, Nettle-rash, and 
other itching, stinging and burning eruptions: 
Dropsy, especially after Scarlatina. 



ARNICA MONTANA. 

LeoparcVs Bane. 

Duration of action from six to ten days. 

Bad effects from strains, falls, bruises, con- 
cussions and all mechanical injuries; bleeding 
from the nose, arising from an injury; small 
Boils and Pimples, surrounded with an in- 
flamed red border. In Rheumatic affections, 
as in False Pleurisy or stitch in the side; 
effects of bodily fatigue from walking, row- 
ing, etc. 

External use — In the form of Lotion, one 
part of tincture to ten of water, Cerate and 
Plaster — For Bunions, Chilblains, Corns, 
Chapped Hands or Lips, Black Eyes, 
Bruises, Burns, Sprains or Strains, Cuts 
or Wounds, Bites or Stings of Insects, etc., 
or in Rheumatism. 



Arsenicum Album. 139 

ARSENICUM ALBUM. 

JVhite Arsenic, Arsenious Acid. 

Duration of action from thirty to forty days in chronic 
affections. 

General Symptoms — Pains in the whole 
body; rapid sinking of strength; extreme 
weakness and debility; Emaciation, Maras- 
mus and Consumption; Epileptic Fits, Con- 
vulsions, Dropsical and Scrofulous affections. 

Ailments characterized by excessive de- 
bility and prostration, with oppression of 
chest and difficult breathing, as in Asthma; 
with a thin and acrid discharge from nose 
and nausea, as in Cold in the Head and 
Influenza; with burning pains in internal 
parts, great thirst and emaciation, as in vio- 
lent Diarrhea, violent Vomiting, Vomiting 
of Pregnancy and Diarrhea of Infants; 
also in Ulcerated Sore Throat, with great 
weakness. In Neuralgia, and in paroxysms 
of pain, with anxiety, coldness, disposition 
to lie down and sudden excessive debility. 
In gastric derangements arising from fruits 
and acids, and in diarrheas, either painless or 
attended with burning and violent colic. In 
Dropsical Swellings, Nettle-rash, burning, 
itching of the Skin, etc. 

Chiefly affects the alimentary canal, respi- 
ratory organs and skin. 



140 Materia Medica. 

BELLADONNA. 

Lteadly Nightshade. 

Duration of action from a day to months. 

General Symptoms — Spasms; Startings 
and Convulsions of the Limbs; Convulsions; 
Loss of Consciousness; Violent Screamings; 
Epilepsy ; St. Vitus Dance; Hysteria; 
Scrofulous Swellings; Ophthalmia, Conges- 
tion of the Brain; Scarlet Eruptions; Ery- 
sipelas; Burning and Itching of the Skin. 

In Inflammatory, Rheumatic, and other 
Fevers, attended with a marked inflammatory 
action of the brain, delirium, startings, etc. 
Ailments characterized by congestion of 
blood to various parts — to the head, as in 
Congestion to the Head, Humming in the 
Ears, Dizziness and Bleeding flrom the 
Nose — to the head, with headache and sleep- 
lessness, as in Chicken Pox — with sensibility 
to the least noise, as in Congestive Headache — 
with hard, dry cough and sore throat, as in 
Hooping Cough — and to the head and chest, 
as in Apoplexy. Inflammations — with dispo- 
sition to suppurate, as in Abscess and Boils — 
with great swelling and bright redness of the 
part, as in Inflammation of the Eye-lids, 
Swollen Glands, Gumboil, Mmnps, Quinsy 
and Sore Throat — with inability to bear the 
light, pains in the head and redness of the 



Bryonia Alba. 141 

whites of the eyes, as in Inflammation of the 
Eyes. Inflammatory affections of the nerves, 
as in Toothache and Faceache. Ailments 
characterized by red, hot swelling, with 
thirst, headache and restlessness, as in Ery- 
sipelas — or with a uniform, smooth, shining, 
scarlet redness, as in Scarlatina. Ailments 
caused by colds, as spasmodic Cough, with 
headache on coughing or with sore throat; 
Catarrhal Headache; and in Hoarseness 
and Loss of Voice, attended with inflamma- 
tion of the throat. Convulsive motions and 
spasms — spasms of children, or Convulsions 
of Infants, with drowsiness and dilated 
pupils. Pinching and drawing pains in the 
abdomen, especially about the navel, as in 
Colic — or with paleness of face and constant 
crying, as in Colic of Infants. Also, Sleep- 
lessness, when there is drowsiness with 
inability to sleep, and Sleeplessness of Infants. 
Affects the brain, the nervous system gen- 
erally, and the glands. 



BRYONIA ALBA. 

White Bryony. 

Duration of action from four to rive days, sometimes 
for weeks. 

Ailments characterized by rheumatic and 
gouty tension, drawing, tearing and stitching, 



142 Materia Medica. 

mostly in the limbs, especially when moving, 
with red, shining swelling of the part, as in 
Rheumatism, Gout and Lumbago; also stiff- 
ness and stitches in the joints during contact 
and motion, as in Stiff Neck and Rheumatism, 
and in Rheumatic Headaches, worse during 
changeable weather. In inflammations, as of 
the Lungs, Liver and Stomach. Ailments 
affecting the lungs and the muscles associated 
with the organs of respiration; dry and vio- 
lent cough, with shooting pains or stitches in 
the side or chest, pains in the head and 
vomiting, as in Bronchitis and Pleurisy; or 
with difficult expectoration, as in Cough. 
Bilious and gastric complaints, as in Head- 
ache, with aching pains in the forehead, con- 
stipation, nausea or vomiting; in Stomach 
Cough, when the attack arises after eating 
or drinking, with vomiting of food; in Lndi- 
gestion and Constipation occurring especially 
in summer time, or resulting from sedentary 
habits; and in Diarrhea arising from cold 
drinks. Also, in Constipation arising from 
pregnancy. For the effects of a suppression 
of eruptions by chills; ailments from sup- 
pression of measles and scarlet eruptions; 
and in Corns, with pressure, burning or 
stinging, or with sore feeling when touched. 
Chiefly affects the muscles, fibrous tissues 
of joints, lungs, respiratory organs and 
liver. 



Car bo Vegetabilis. 143 

CALCAREA CARBONICA. 

Carbonate of Lime. 
Duration of action upwards of fifty days. 

Ailments connected with scrofulous and 
rickety constitutions, especially when there 
is a predominant disposition to fluent coryza, 
cold and diarrhea; or it is particularly adapted 
to frail individuals being poorly fed, or also 
to such as have in their youth a marked dis- 
position for growing fat and stout. 

Calcarea is . most beneficial in affections 
resulting from menstrual irregularities, as 
Muscular Weakness, too frequent Menstrua- 
tion, Leucorrhea, excessive irritability of the 
nervous system, etc. 

Chronic eruptions, Nettle-rash, Freckles, 
Warts and Corns. Gastric complaints, sour 
vomiting, heart-burn after any kind of food, 
vomiting of the ingesta and Waterbrash. 
Ailments arising from dentition, as in Slozc 
Teething. More particularly adapted to 
chronic diseases. 

Chiefly affects the mucous membranes, the 
fibrous system, the bones and skin. 

CARBO VEGETABILIS. 

Vegetable Charcoal. . 
Duration of action about forty days. 

Ailments arising from an abuse of mer- 
cury, as in Offensive Breath, Bleeding of the 



144 Materia Medica. 

Gums and Canker in the Mouth. Ailments 
arising from derangement of the digestive 
organs, caused by eating fat meats, pork, etc.: 
or in Waterbrash, sour eructations, raising of 
air or bitter eructations; also in Spasm of the 
Stomach, with burning, aching, contractive 
pains. 

Chiefly affects the organs of digestion. 



CHAMOMILLA. 

Chamomile. 
Duration of action from three to four days. 

Hypochondriac and hysteric affections, 
hysterical faintings, etc.; also the bad effects 
of anger or passion. Great irritability and 
sensitiveness of the whole nervous system, 
in Nervous Excitement, restlessness, with 
anxious moaning and tossing about. Gastric 
and bilious affections, with either vomiting, 
thirst, loss of appetite, colic or diarrhea (the 
evacuations like rotten eggs), as in Bilious 
Attacks, Bilious Diarrhea, Colicky Diar- 
rhea, Diarrhea of Pregnancy, Acidity and 
Diarrhea of Infants. Ailments caused by 
a chill, Earache y with lancinating pains and 
dryness of the ears; Swollen Face and Face- 
ache, with hard swelling; face hot and red, 
or with spasmodic twitchings of the facial 
muscles; or in Toothache caused by a chill, 
or occurring during pregnancy. In Rheu- 



Cina. 14^ 

matic Headache, and in rheumatic, drawing, 
tearing pains, with laming, numb feeling in 
the affected part; worse at night. Pains 
which appear intolerable, aggravated by 
every motion: in Colic, with restlessness and 
tossing; in Colic of Infants, when the face 
is red and diarrhea is present; also in Men- 
strual Colic. Various ailments of children 
and new-born infants: in Asthma of Millar , 
with shortness of breathing, agitation, cry- 
\ng and distension of the stomach; in Colds, 
Excoriation of the Skin, Sleeplessness, and 
fever during Teething in Infants, with toss- 
ing and restlessness; also in Convulsions of 
htfants, with convulsive jerking of the 
limbs, constant movement of the head and 
redness of one cheek. Affections of the 
bronchial tubes, with dry cough and scanty 
expectoration, as in Cold on the Chest. 
Aching pains in the pit of the stomach, as 
from a stone, with great anguish and tossing, 
as in Spasms of the Stomach. 



CINA. 
Worm Seed. 

Duration of action from eight to fourteen days. 

f 

General Symptoms — Restlessness at 
night; feverish condition; uneasiness; com- 



146 Materia Medica. 

plaining and weeping of children; dilatation 
of the pupils; picking and disposition to bore 
in the nose; stoppage of the nose; paleness 
of the face; hollow-eyed or dark streaks 
beneath the eyes; variable appetite; loss of 
appetite or voraciousness; vomiting and diar- 
rhea, involuntary emission of urine. 

In Worm Affections, with sleeplessness, 
dilated pupils, voracious hunger, picking of 
the nose, or incontinence of urine. 

Affects the stomach, intestinal canal and 
brain. 

Santonin — Is the alkaloid or active prin- 
cipal of worm seed, and is preferred by 
many to Cina. The symptoms requiring its 
use are the same as those described under 
Cina. 

CINCHONA OR CHINA. 

Peruvian Bark, 

Duration of action from one to three weeks. 

General Symptoms — Irritability and 
sensitiveness of the whole system; languor; 
heaviness of the limbs; aversion to both 
mental and physical labor; painful weariness 
of the limbs; weakness from loss of animal 
fluids; uneasiness in the affected parts; ema- 
ciation, particularly in children; Intermittent 
Fevers; tensive and wandering pains. 



Coffea Cruda. 147 

Ailments characterized by great debility 
arising from excessive loss of animal fluids. 
blood and humors, as in Palpitation of the 
Heart, Dizziness, Indigestion, Fainting, 
arising from loss of blood in Cuts or Wounds, 
and in Weakness after severe acute diseases. 
In Dyspepsia, bilious and gastric affections, 
when there is impaired Appetite, with great 
weakness of digestion; Flatulency, bitter 
taste in mouth, eructations and heart-burn; 
Flatulent Colic, or with yellow color of the 
skin, Jaundice; also in yellow, watery mu- 
cus, or Painless Diarrheas, or diarrheas of 
undigested matter. Diseases with a periodi- 
cal type, as in Neuralgia, etc. 

Chiefly affects the nervous system. 



COFFEA CRUDA. 

Ravj Coffee. 

Duration of action from six to ten days. 

General Symptoms — Excitation of the 
organs of sense and of the nervous system 
generally; extreme sensitiveness. 

Ailments characterized by excessive nerv- 
ous excitability, as in Nervous Headache, 
Sleep less ness, Sleep lessness of Infa n ts, Ml n - 
tal Fatigue and Nervous Excitement. Ex- 
cessive painfulness of the affected part, and 
great irritability of the body and mind. 



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COLOCYNTHIS. 

Bitter Cucumber. 
Duration of action from twenty to thirty days. 

Colic and Sciatica, severe colicky pains, 
mostly around the naval; Flatulent Colic, 
with diarrhea, Inflammation of the Boxvcls. 
Affections from anger, with indignation, par- 
ticularly with vomiting and diarrhea; Dysen- 
tery, when the disease is located in the small 
intestine, stools slimy, bloody-like scrapings, 
sometimes tenesmus, other times not, after 
stool relief of pain; much distress and dis- 
tension of abdomen, with diarrhea, which is 
aggravated by everything eaten or drank. 

In Flatulent Colic, and for pains in vari- 
ous parts of the body, which take on the 
character of spasm, severe pains in the 
stomach, followed by violent purging, swell- 
ing of the stomach from wind, attended with 
violent pains in the bowels and restlessness 
of the whole body; frothy, greenish or yellow 
discharges. 

Acts specially on the stomach, bowels, 
brain and nerves. 

CUPRUM METALLICUM. 

Metallic Copper. 

Duration of action from one to two weeks 

Cuprum acts with promptness in almost 
every variety of convulsions and convulsive 



Dulcamara. 149 

movements of the muscles and distortion of 
the limbs. 

Derangements of the nervous system, 
characterized by Cramps, Convulsive Afove- 
ments, etc. ; Epilepsy, with violent convul- 
sions, paleness of the face, dizziness and 
great debility; St. Vitus Dance; in Cholera, 
with violent cramps in the extremities; 
nausea, with violent vomiting, with cramps 
in the stomach and extremities, with violent 
diarrhea; Hooping Cough, long-continued 
paroxysms of convulsive coughing, with 
vomiting of mucus; blue face and lips. 

Acts specially on the cerebro spinal and 
nervous system, and the abdominal viscera. 



DULCAMARA. 

Bitter Siveet. 
Duration of action from five to ten days. 

General Symptoms — Heaviness in the 
head; chronic, pulmonary catarrh; rheumatic 
and gouty affections; chronic eruptions. 

Ailments arising from a cold or chill, as in 
Loose Cough, Diarrhea,. Nettle-rash, Pusi 11- 
lar Eruptions, Salt Rheum, Stiff Neck and 
Toothache. 

Symptoms occur at night; pains, etc., 
relieved by motion. 

Acts chiefly on the skin, mucous mem- 
branes and glands 



150 Materia Medica. 

HEPAR SULPHURIS CALCAREA. 

Sulphuret of Lime. 
Duration of action from six to eight weeks. 

Suppuration of inflamed parts, favoring 
and promoting 'the suppurative process, as 
in Abscess, Boils, Stye, Gum-boil and Felon. 
In InJlammatio?z of the Eye-lids, with 
nightly agglutination. Catarrhal affections, 
with loose cough and rattling of mucus, as 
in Croup; also in Chronic Hoarseness. Bad 
effects of Mercury, Dyspepsia, and weakness 
of digestion in persons who have taken 
much Mercury. In unhealthy skin, where 
even slight injuries produce suppuration and 
ulceration. Chapped skin and cracks of the 
hands and feet. 

Aggravation of the symptoms at night; 
sensitiveness to the air; weariness before 
rising in the morning. 

It especially acts upon the glandular sys- 
tem, skin and mucous membrane of the 
respiratory organs. 



IGNAT1A. 

St, Ignatius Bean. 

Duration of action from two to nine days. 

Characteristic Symptoms — "Jerking 
and twitching similar to St. Vitus Dance; 



Ipecacuanha. 151 

twitching of a single muscle; jerking or 
starting of a limb when going to sleep; 
tingling in the limbs. 

Bad effects of fright and silent grief; hys- 
teric debility, as in Weakness, Hysteria and 
Fainting\ Sadness, great indifference and 
apathy; taciturnity; JVervous Headache in 
persons of a highly nervous temperament. 
The symptoms appear early in the morning 
and return in the afternoon and evening. 

Acts specially on the brain and nervous 
system generally. 



IPECACUANHA. 

Ipecac. 
Duration of action from two hours to several days. 

Violent and long-continued nausea and 
vomiting. Paroxysms of suffocation, as in 
Asthma, with feeling of constriction and 
rattling of mucus in chest; in Asthma of 
Millar, with bluish face, or in Hooping 
Cough, with bluish face and accumulation of 
phlegm on chest. Bilious and gastric com- 
plaints, with vomiting of food or bilious 
matters and loathing of food, as in Bilious 
Headache, Indigestion, Vomiting during 
Pregnancy; also where there is vomiting 
with diarrhea, as in Diarrhea oj Infants. 
Hemorrhages from various organs, as in 



152 Materia Medica. 

Profuse Menstruation and Vomiting of 
Blood. 

It specially acts on the mucous membranes, 
the respiratory organs and the stomach. 

KALI RICHROMICUM. 

Bichromate of Potash, 
Duration of action from two days to three weeks. 

The portion of the mucous N membranes 
chiefly effected are the mouth, throat, cardiac 
portion of the stomach, and the whole respira- 
tory membrane, including the conjunctiva 
and the uterus. Discharges from the nose, 
mouth, throat, stomach, vagina, or any of the 
mucous membranes, of a tough, stringy 
mucus. Cough with expectoration of tough, 
stringy mucus, which sticks to the throat, 
mouth and lips; the cough is choking and 
croupy; worse in the morning. Chronic 
Hoarseness, True Membraneous Croup, 
Diphtheria. Pseudo membraneous lesions 
of a diphtheritic nature, affecting the respira- 
tory mucous surfaces, the nares, superior 
portion of the pharynx, larynx, trachea and 
bronchial tubes. Chronic ulceration and 
inflammation of the pharynx, especially of a 
syphilitic origin. Chronic Bronchitis, with 
tough, stringy expectoration, etc. 

Especially adapted to fat, light-haired 
people, and to scrofulous, catarrhal and 
syphilitic diseases. 



Met curium 153 



MERCURIUS. 



There are various preparations of Mercury- 
used in Homnropathic practice, but we refer 
in this manual to two. 



MERCURIUS VIVUS. 

Quicksilver 
Duration of action from days to weeks and even years. 

Ailments connected with the mucous mem- 
branes, the glands and the liver. Catarrhal 
and inflammatory affections of the respiratory 
organs and the lungs, as in Cold in the Head, 
Bronchitis, Cough with Hoarseness, Cough 
with Sore Throat, Catarrhal Headache, 
Hoarseness and Influenza, accompanied by 
one or other of the following symptoms: dry 
and shaking cough; perspiration accom- 
panying the cough; hoarseness or loss of 
voice; fluent discharge of mucus from the 
nose; soreness of the nose; fullness and 
stuffiness of the head; frequent sneezing; 
headache; sore throat. Inflammatory fevers, 
with disposition to perspire. Swelling and 
inflammation of the glands, as in Swollen 
Face, Swollen Glands and Mumps. In In- 
flammation of the Liver ; also in gastric and 
bilious complaints, as in Bilious Attacks and 
Constipation, with sick headache, thickly- 



154 Materia Medica. 

coated tongue and bitter taste in the mouth; 
or in mucous and Bilious Diarrhea, Colicky 
Diarrhea and Dysentery, where there is 
straining, with evacuations of mucus or 
blood, colic, or with clammy perspiration. 
In various kinds of ulcers and ulcerations, 
and in suppurations tending to resolve the 
matter or to forward the suppurative process, 
as in Abscess, Gumboil and Felon; also 
in affections of the mouth and throat, as in 
Offensive Breath, Bleeding of the Gums, 
Thrush, Canker of the Mouth, especially 
where the gums are diseased and ulcers are 
present; also in cases where the teeth are 
loose, the gums are swollen and recede, and 
there is much salivation (except, of course, 
when arising from an abuse of Mercury, in 
which case take Carbo veg. ) Ailments 
arising from a cold or chill, Catarrhal Deaf- 
ness; and in pains which appear intolerable, 
especially at night, as in Earache, Faceachc 
and Toothache. Affections of the liver, 
especially where the skin assumes a dingy - 
yellow color, as in Jaundice and Jaundice 
of Infants. Diseases of the skin; itching; 
nightly itching, aggravated by the warmth 
of the bed; in vesicular eruptions, as 
Shingles; and in pustular eruptions, as 
Small-pox. In worm affections, when there 
is diarrhea, with straining. 



Nux Vomica. 15 c; 

MERCURIUS IODATUS. 

Protiod of Mercury. 

Duration of action from days to weeks and even years. 

Especially affects the lymphatic glandular 
system; especially the glands of the throat 
and its mucous membrane. It is the best 
form of Mercury in diseases of the glands, 
either acute or chronic; in Sore Throat, with 
elongation of the uvula, and in Quinsy, with 
ulcers, flow of saliva, and shooting pains in 
the throat; in Diphtheria and in syphilitic 
affections. 

The specific action of the different prepa- 
rations of Mercurius is through the glands, 
skin, liver and mucous membranes. 

NUX VOMICA. 

Strychnos JVux Vomica. 

Duration of action from fifteen to twenty-one days. 

General Symptoms — Complaints pro- 
duced by cold, chagrin, anger, mental exer- 
tions; periodical and intermittent diseases 
or fevers; rheumatic affections; diseases of 
the stomach, liver and bowels; Paralysis; 
trembling of drunkards; epilepsy; St. Vitus 
Dance; faintingfits; great nervous weakness; 
weakness and rigidity of the limbs; vertigo. 

Ailments of sanguine, choleric tempera- 
ments, and persons of hemorrhoidal disposi- 



156 Materia Medica. 

tions. Consequences of and ailments arising 
from sedentary habits, mental labor, and 
fatigue, wine, spirits and coffee. Derange- 
ments of the digestive functions, as in Bilious 
Attacks, Offensive Breath, Colic, Constipa- 
tion, Stomac/i Cough, Cramp in the Legs, 
Flatulency, Dizziness, . Humming in the 
Ears, Bilious Headache, Palpitation of the 
Heart, Indigestion, Heart-burn, Water- 
brash, Constipation in Infants, Sea-sickness, 
Relaxed Sore Throat, with elongation of the 
uvula, Spasms of the Stomach, Toothache 
and Vomiting or Nausea, accompanied by 
one or other of the following symptoms: 
headache, especially over the eyes; furred 
tongue; loss of appetite; bitter taste in the 
mouth; loathing of food; gripings; spasmodic 
contractive pains in the stomach; dizziness; 
flatulency; heart-burn; waterbrash; slight 
or obstinate constipation, or knotty stools, 
with much straining; nausea or sour vomit- 
ing; or in Apoplexy and Nightmare, when 
caused by an overloaded stomach. In blind 
and bleeding Piles. Affections of a catarrhal 
character, as in Asthma, with oppression in 
the lower part of the chest, difficulty of 
breathing and short cough; in Cold in the 
Head, Dry Cough, Catarrhal Headache and 
Colds in Infa7its, with obstruction of the 
nostrils, loss of smell, sneezing and feeling of 
the head being stuffed. In Congestion to the j 
Head, and Congestive^ rheumatic and nerv 



Phosphorus. 157 

ous headaches, with heaviness in the head, 
tensive aching pain in the forehead, particu- 
larly over the eyes. Rheumatic affections, 
as in Lumbago and Sciatica, accompanied 
with constipation and bilious symptoms. 
Hysteric and hypochondriac affections. 
Hysteric debility, as in Weakness and in 
Indigestion arising from debility. Ailments 
incidental to pregnancy, as in Constipation, 
Toothache and Vomiting; and in profuse, 
painful and too frequent Menstruation. 

Acts specially on the stomach, bowels, 
liver and cerebro spinal system. 



PHOSPHORUS. 
Phosphorus. 

Duration of action of long time not definitely 
ascertained. 

Hysteric weakness, and general, sudden 
and excessive weakness. In catarrhal affec- 
tions and ailments affecting the respiratory 
organs, the throat, wind-pipe and chest; 
stoppage and troublesome dryness of the 
nose; hoarseness and roughness of the throat, 
acute and chronic; Loss of Voice; Dry 
Cough, with stinging in the throat; pains in 
the chest; difficulty of breathing and anxious 
respiration. In Chronic Diarrheas, or in 
diarrheas of a painless character, especially 



158 Materia Medica. 

in aged persons. In Chilblains on the hands 
and feet. 

Acts specially on the bronchia and 
respiratory organs. 



PULSATILLA. 

Meadow Anemone. 
Duration of action from one to ten days. 

Ailments principally of females, or of indi- 
viduals of a mild, sensative temperament, 
with disposition to cold in the head, and 
other mucous discharges. Derangement of 
the digestive functions and disorders from 
rich food, pork, pastry and fruits, as in 
Bilious Attacks, Offensive Breath, Colicky 
Diarrhea, Flatulency, Colic, Dizziness, 
Humming' in the Ears; and in Bilious 
Headache, Indigestion and Nausea or Vom- 
iting, accompanied by one or other of the 
following symptoms: semilateral headache; 
bitter taste in the mouth; loss of appetite or 
hunger; coated tongue; eructations; flatu- 
lency; nausea or vom t'ng of food; slimy, 
whitish or bilious diarrhea and shiverings. 
In Sleeplessness, from too full a meal, and in 
JVight?nare, arising from gastric derange- 
ment. Catarrhs, with profuse mucous dis- 
charges, as in Cold in the Head, with loss of 
taste and smell; in Bronchitis and Loose 
Cough, with rattling of mucus — worse when 



Pulsatilla. 159 

lying down; also in Hoarseness, with loose 
cough and thick discharge from the nose; 
and in Hooping Cough, when the cough is 
loose. Gouty and rheumatic pains which 
suddenly shift to other parts, or which are 
worse at night when seated: sometimes with 
swelling of the affected part, as in Gout, 
Rheumatism and Sciatica. In Stye on the 
Eye-lid before the formation of matter; and 
in Inflammation of the Eyes and Eye-lids, 
with redness of the lids, secretion of mucus 
and nocturnal agglutination; also when there 
is lachrymation in the open air. In Inflam- 
mation of the Ears and in Earache, with 
redness of the ear, humming in the ear, 
swelling and heat. Nervous affections, as 
in Nervous Headache and Palpitation of the 
Heart, in females, when produced by the 
slightest cause. Affections of the skin, 
eruptive fevers, especially Measles; Chil- 
blains, with blue-red swelling, heat and 
burning throbbing. In Painful or Sup- 
pressed Menstruation, and in Menstrual 
Colic; also in Diarrhea, Toothache and 
Varicose Veins during pregnancy. 

Acts specially on the stomach, bowels, 
mucous membranes and nervous system. 



160 Materia Medica. 

RHUS TOXICODENDRON. 

Poison Oak, 
Duration of action from one to three weeks. 

Rheumatic and gouty tension, drawing 
and tearing in the limbs — worse during rest 
or when beginning to move — as in Rheuma- 
tism, Lumbago and Sciatica. Lameness in 
all the joints, worse on rising from a seat 
after having been seated for some time. 
Stiffness of the limbs on first moving the 
limb after rest. Laming stiffness in the 
extremities when first moving a part, as in 
Cramps in the Legs, Erysipelas, Nettle-rash, 
Scald-head, Ringworm, Shingles, Heatspots, 
Milk Crust, Red Gum, and other eruptions, 
especially vesicular, forming scurfs with 
burning itching; small, burning vesicles, with 
redness of skin on the whole body. In Incon- 
tinence of Urine, especially during rest, when 
the urine passes off involuntarily. Bad effects 
of a strain, dislocation, concussion and other 
mechanical injuries, as in Sprains or Strains, 
Bruises and Bleeding from the Nose. 
Affections of the tendons, membranes and 
ligaments. Warts and Corns, with burning 
and soreness. 

Acts specially on the tendons, ligaments 
and skin. 



Sulphur. 161 

SPONGIA TOSTA. 

Burnt Sponga. 
Duration of action from four to six weeks. 

Hoarseness; hoarse, hollow Cough; con- 
stant cough; Croupy Cough, with difficult 
breathing; asthmatic condition of the chest; 
Croup, with hollow, dry, ringing cough; 
noisy respiration; fits of choking; Goitre. 

Specially affects the wind-pipe and 
bronchia. 

SULPHUR. 

Purified Sulphur. 

Duration of action from six days to two or three weeks. 

Affections principally in persons of a lym- 
phatic constitution, subject to eruptions, 
enlarged glands, etc.; or else of a bilious 
constitution, with disposition to hemorrhoids, 
to hypochondria and melancholy. Chronic 
diseases in general; chronic disorders of the 
digestive organs, as in Indigestion, Consti- 
pation and Heart-burn; chronic Rheumatic 
affections; chronic and Periodical Head- 
aches; also in chronic Cough, with copious 
expectoration. In Piles and hemorrhoidal 
affections. Scrofulous complaints, curvature 



1 62 Materia Medica. 

of bones, affections of the glands, eruptions 
and skin diseases, Scald-head, Ringworm, 
Irritation of the Skin, Milk Crust, Pimples, 
Red Gum, Small-pox \ particularly during the 
suppurative stage, Boils, Warts, Corns, 
Chaps, etc.; aho Chilblains of long stand- 
ing, or w\th redness, swelling and suppura- 
tion, or with itching on w r annth. Sulphur 
has long been known as the specific for 
Itch. Cramps in the Legs and contraction 
of the limbs. In Dysentery, with straining 
at stool and evacuations of mucus and blood. 
Blisters in the mouth and in Thrush; also in 
Worm affections. In Varicose Veins during 
pregnancy, and in Leucorrhea when the dis- 
charge is acrid. Ailments of persons with 
any constitutional taint. Sulphur exerts so 
great an influence over the whole system 
that there are but few chronic ailments in 
which it is not required, as well to commence 
the treatment as to predispose the system to 
the act. on of other medicines, more espec- 
ially ind.cateJ, and often in acute cases to 
remove effects which do not seem to yield to 
other remedies, as in the treatment of Mea- 
sles, Pleurisy, etc. 

Acts specially on the skin, mucous mem- 
branes, and to a great extent the whole 
organism. 



Veratrum Album. 163 

VERATRUM ALBUM. 

White Hellebore. 
Duration of action from an hour to six or eight days. 

In Cramps in the Legs, with cramps and 
pa'.ns which do not bear the warmth of the 
bed; and in violent Diarrhea, with severe 
colic, vomiting and coldness of the body; 
Cholera symptoms, cold, clammy sweats, 
pulse slow and almost extinct, great weak- 
ness, coldness and shivering. 

Acts spec ; ally on the whole intestinal 
canal and brain. 



164 Temperaments, Habits, etc. 

Temperaments, Habits and Conditions, with the 
Medicines peculiarly adapted to each. 

Bilious Temperaments — Aconitum, Arnica, 
Bryonia, Chamomilla, Mercurius, Nux 
vomica, Pulsatilla. 

Children or Infants — Aconitum, Belladonna, 
Calcarea, Chamomilla, Ipecacuanha, Mer- 
curius. 

Debilitated Constitutions — Apis mellifica, 
Arnica, Arsenicum, Calcarea, Cinchona, 
Kali bichromicum, Nux vomica, Sulphur. 

Females — Aconitum, Belladonna, Chamo- 
milla, Pulsatilla. 

Females, Hysterical — Colocynthis, Ignatia, 
Nux vomica, Pulsatilla. 

Hypochondriacal Dispositions — Apis mel- 
lifica, Calcarea, Nux vomica, Sulphur. 

Nervous Temperaments — Aconitum, Cham- 
omilla, Cinchona, Coffea, Colocynthis, 
Ignatia, Nux vomica, Pulsatilla. 

Phlegmatic Temper 'aments — (Quiet, easy,) 
Pulsatilla. 

Plethoric Constitutions — Aconitum, Apis 
mel., Arnica, Belladonna, Kali bich., Nux 
vomica, Pulsatilla. 

Sanguine Temperament — Aconitum, Arni- 
nica. Belladonna, Bryonia, Nux vomica. 

Scrofulous Habit — Arsenicum, Calcarea, 
Hepar, Mercurius, Sulphur. 



INDEX. 

Together with the Abbreviations of the Medicines 
most suited to each Complaint and Condition. 



Tlie DOSE, Page 7 



PAGE. 

Abscess — Bell., Hep., Mer 9 

" in the Gums — Bell., Hep., Mer . . ' 50 

Acidity in Infants — Cham 77 

Aconitum napellus 135 

Anger or Passion, Bad Effects of — Cham 41 

" " Colic from — Cham 41 

" Diarrhea from — Cham 41 

" " Dyspepsia from — Cham 41 

" " Headache from— Cham 41 

" " Jaundice from— Cham 41 

" " Spasms from — Cha?n 41 

Antimonium tartaricum 137 

Aphtha — Mer., Sulph 74 

Apis mellifica 137 

Apoplexy — Aeon., Bell.* Nux 10 

Apparent Death 10 

" " from Anesthetics 11 

" Ether 11 

" " Chloroform 11 

" Choking 12 

" Cold 11 

" " Drowning 12 



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66 Index, 



PA©«. 

Apparent Death from Gases 10 

" " " Hanging 12 

Appetite, Loss of — Cine, Nux., Puis 12 

" Voracious — Cine, Cina, Nux 13 

Arnica montana 138 

Arsenic, Poisoning by 107 

Arsenicum album 139 

Asphyxia 15 

Asthma — Ars., Ipec, Phos 13, 20 

Asthma of Millar — Cham,, Ipec, Samb. ....... 75 



Bad Breath — Carb. v., Mer., Nux., Puis 15 

Belladonna 140 

Biliousness, Bilious Derangement — Bry., Cham., 

Mer., Nux., Puis .'. 14, 62 

Bilious Colic — Cham., Colo., Nux 24 

" Diarrhea — Cham., Mer 34 

" Headache — Bry., Ipec, Nux., Puis 52 

" Vomiting — Ipec, Nux., Puis 132 

Bitter Taste — Cham., Mer., Nux., Puis 63 

Bladder, Inflammation of the — Aeon., Canth. . . 65 

Black Eye— Am 88 

Bleeding of the Gums — Carb. v., Mer 51 

" " Nose — Aeon., Am., Bell., Cinch. 56 
Blood, Determination ot, to the Head — Aeon., 

Bell., Nux , 25 

Blood, Vomiting of— Aeon., Arn. t Ipec 56 

Bloody Flux — Aeon., Col, Mer., Sulph 39 

Bloodshot Eye — Am 88 

Boils— Bell.,'Hep., Sulph 15 

Bowels, Confined — Bry., Mer., Nux., Sulph ... 26 
" Inflammation of the — A con . , Bell. , Mer . 

Nux , , , ' 66 

Brain, Inflammation of the — Aeon., Bell., Bry., 66 

Breath, Offensive — Carb. v., Mer., Nux., Puis. . 15 

" Shortness of — Aeon., Ars., Ipec 13 

Breathing, Difficulty of — Ars., Ipec, Nux 13 



Index, 167 

PAGE. 

Bronchitis — Aeon., Ant. tart., Bry., Phos 16 

Bruises — A rn., Rhus 89 

Bryonia alba 141 

Bunions — Ar?i 17 

Burns — Aeon., Cale?i., Hep 89 



Calcarea carbonica 143 

Calendula officinalis 90 

Canker in the Mouth — Card, v., Mer 70 

Carbuncle — Apis, Ars., Bell 15 

Carbo vegetabilis 143 

Catarrh 30 

" Chronic — Kali bich., Sulph 30 

Catarrhal Fever — Aeon., Mer., Nux 30, 135 

" Headache — Bell., Mer., Nux 52 

Cerebro Spinal Meningitis — Aeon., Ars., Bell., 

Bry 48 

Chafing of the Skin — Cham,, Rhus ... 84 

Chamomilla 144 

Chest, Stitching or Shooting Pains in — Aeon., 

Bry., Sulph 104 

Chicken Pox — Aeon., Bell., Rhus 17 

Chilblains — Phos., Puis., Sulph 18 

Children, Ailments of 74 

Chill or Cold, Bad Effects of a i3, 20 

Cholera, Asiatic — Ars., Camph. Carb m v., Cupr., 

Sulph., Verat 20 

Cholera Infantum and Summer Complaint — 

Ars., Camph., Colo., Verat 80 

Cholera Morbus — Ars., Colo., Cupr., Ipec 23 

Chronic Diseases 161 

Cina 145 

Cinchona 1 46 

Coated Tongue — Mer., Nux., Puis 63 

Coffea cruda 147 

Coffee, Abuse of — Nux 61 

Cold or Chill, Effects of 29 



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PAGE. 

Cold on the Chest — Bry., Chanty Mer., Puis. . 29 

Cold in the Head — Ars., Mer., Nux., Puis .... 30 

Colds of Infants — Aeon., Cham., Nux 76 

Coiic 24 

from Anger or Passion — Cham 41 

Bilious — Cham., Colo., Nux 24 

from a Chill — Cham., Cine, Nux 24 

with Diarrhea — Cham., Mer., Puis 33 

Flatulent — Cham., Cine, Nux., Puis .... 24 

Menstrual — Cham., Puis 96 

during Pregnancy — Cham., Nux 108 

Spasmodic — Bell., Colo., Nux 24 

of Infants — Bell., Bry., Cham., Nux .... 76 

Colocynthis 148 

Congestion to the Head — Aco?i., Bell., Nux . ... 25 

Congestive Headache — Aeon., Bell., Bry., Nux. 52 

Constipation — Bry., Mer., Nux., Sulph 26 

" of Infants — Bry., Nux 77 

" during Pregnancy — Bry., Nux . . 109 

Contusions — Am., Puis., Rhus 90 

Convulsions from Fright — Aeon 41 

" of Infants — Bell., Cham., Cina . . .41, 86 

Corns — Am., Bry., Calc., Rhus., Sulph 26 

Coryza — Ars., Calc., Nux., Puis 78 

Costiveness — Bry., Mer., Nux., Sulph 26 

Coughs and Colds 27 

Cough, Dry — Bell., Bry., Nux., Phos 28 

Loose— Kali bich., Puis., Sulph 28 

" with Hoarseness — Carl?, v., Kali bich., 

Mer., Phos 28, 29 

with Sore Throat— Bell., Mer 28 

k ' Stomach — Bry., Nux. 28 

" Hooping — Bell.,Cupr.,Dros.,Ipec, Puis 58 

Cramp in the Legs — Nux., Rhus., Verat 31 

" " Stomach — Curb, v., Colo., Nux . . . 129 

Croup — Aeon., Hep., Kali bich., Spong 31 

Spasmodic— Cham., Ipec., Samb 75 



Index. 169 

PAGE 

Crustea Lactea — Aeon., Rhus., Sulph 83 

Crying of Infants — Bell., Cham., Cof. 79 

Cuprum 148 

Cuts — Am., Calen 90 

Deafness, Catarrhal — Mer . . . . 32 

Debility — Cine, Ign., Nux 99 

" Nervous — Ign., Nux 99 

Delirium Tremens — Bell., Nux., Opium 32 

Dentition 87 

Diarrhea 33 

" Acute — Ars., Camph., Verat 33 

" from Anger — Cham 41 

" Bilious — Cham., Mer . 34 

k; from a Chill — Bry., Cine, Dulc, Verat 33 
" with Colic — Cham., Colo., Mer., Puis. 35 
' ' from Fright — A eon., Ap is . , Ign . , Vera t 34 

" from Grief — Colo., Ign ^ 

" Painless — Ars., Apis., Cine., Phos ... 34 

" during Pregnancy — Cham., Puis 109 

Violent, with Vomiting — Ars., Verat. 34, 35 
" in Infants — Ars., Cham., Ipec., Verat. 81 

Diet 8 

Difficulty of Breathing — Ars., Ipec., Nux 13 

" Swallowing — Bell., Mer 120 

" Urinating — Camph., Nux 128 

Discharge from the Ears — Mer., Puis 40 

" " Nose — Ars., Mer., Puis., 

Sulph . . 30 

Diphtheria — Aeon., Apis., Bell., Kali b., Mer. iod 33 

Dizziness — Bell., Cinch., Mer., Nux., Puis 130 

Dulcamara 149 

Dysentery — Aeon., Ars., Colo., Ipec., Mer 39 

Dyspepsia from Anger — Cham 61 

" (chronic indigestion) — Hep., Nux., 

Sulph . . 63 



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Earache — Cham., Merc, Puis 40 

Ears, Discharge from the — Merc, Puis 40 

" Humming in the — Bell., JVux., Puis 40 

" Inflammation of the— Aeon., Bell., Puis . . 64, 67 

Emotions of the Mind 41 

Eruptions, Suppressed — Bry 141 

Eruptive Fevers 45 

Erysipelas — Aeon., Apis., Bell., Rhus 42 

Excitement, Kci'\ou§—Cham., Coff 100 

Excoriation of Infants — Cham. . . 82 

External Injuries 88 

Eye, Black or Bloodshot — Am 88, 89 

" Inflammation of — Aeon. , Bell., Merc, Sulph 68 

Eyes, Watery — Sulph 69 

Eyelids, Agglutination of the — Puis 69 

" Inflammation of the — Bell., Hep., Puis. 69 

" Sty on the — Hep., Puis., Apis 124 

Face-ache — Aeon., Apis., Ars., Bell., Cine 100 

Face, Swollen — Bell., Cham., Cineh., Merc. . . . 100 
Fainting (from debilitating losses) — Ammonia 

Camph 43 

" from Fright — Aeon., Camph . . . 43 

" Hysterical — Cham., Camph., Ign 59 

False Pleurisy — Am., Bry 104 

Fatigue (Corporeal) — Am., Aeon 43 

" (Mental)— Coff., JVux 44 

Felon — Hep., Merc 49 

Fevers 44 to 48 

Fever and Ague — Ars., Bry., Cine, Jpec, JVux., 

Puis * 46 

Fever, Acute — Aeon., Bell, Bry., Rhus 44 

" Catarrhal — Aeon., Merc, JVux 45 

" Gastric — Aeon., Bell 45 

" Inflammatory — Aeon., Bell 45 

" Intermittent — Aeon., Ars., Cine, Ipec, 

JVux., Puis 46 



Index. 171 

PAGE. 

Fever, Rheumatic — Aeon.,, Bell 121 45 

" Remittent- — Ars., Bry., Cine 46 

" Spotted — Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry 48 

Scarlet — Aeon., Apis., Bell., Merc. tod... 115 

" Simple — Aeon 44 

" Typhoid — Aeon., Bell., Bry., Rhus 45 

" Typhus — Aeon., Bell., Bry., Rhus 45 

Food, Suffering from Coffee — Nux 6i 

• " " " Fat Meats— Carb. v., Puis 62 

" " " Fruits — Ars., Puis 6i 

" " " Pastry— Puis 6i 

" " " Pork— Carb. v.. Puis 6i 

" " " Wines and Spirits — Nux . . 61 

" Vomiting of — Ars., Ipec, Nux., Puis . . . 32 

Frequent Menstruation — Calc., Nux 196 

Fright, Bad Effects of— Aeon., Ign 41 

" Convulsions from — Aeon. 41 

Diarrhea from — Aeon., Ign., Opi., Verat 34 

" Fainting from — Aeon 41 43 

Palpitation from — Aeon 41 

Gastric Fever — Aeon., Bell 45 

Gathered Finger — Hep., Merc 49 

Giddiness — Bell., Cine., Nux., Puis 130 

Glands, Inflammation of the — Bell., Merc. .... 69 

" Swollen— Bell., Merc 69 

Gout — Bry., Puis., Aeon., Am., Nux 50 

Grief, Bad Effects of — Ign 41 

" Diarrhea from — Calc., Ign 33 

" Headache from — Ig?i 53 

Gripes (Colic) 24 

Gums, Red — Aeon., Rhus., Sulph 85 

Gum-boil — Bell., Hep., Merc 51 

Gums, Abscess in the — Bell., Hep., Merc 51 

" Bleeding of the — Carb. v., Merc. . 51 

4 Inflammation of the — Carb. v., Merc. ... 69 

" Scurvy of the Carb. v 143 



172 Index. 

PAGE. 

Gums, Ulceration of the — Carb v. Merc 127 

Hemorrhoids — Nux., Sulph 102 

Head, Cold in the — Aeon., Merc., Nux., Puis . . . 20 

" Congestion in the — Aeon., Bell, Nux. .. . 25 

Headache 52 

" from Anger — C/iam 53 

" Bilious — Bry., Ipec, Nux., Puis 52 

" Catarrhal — Bell., Merc, Nux 52 

" Congestive — Aeon., Bell., Bry., Nux . 52 

" from Grief — Ign 53 

M Nervous — Coff., Ign., Nux., Puis. . .. 52 

k ' Periodical — Ars., Cine, Puis., Sulph 52 

" Rheumatic — Aco?i., Bry.^ C/iam 52 

" Sick — Bry., Ipec, Nux., Puis 52 

Health, Rules of 54 

Hearing, loss of — (Catarrhal) — Aeon., Merc. ... 32 

Heart, Palpitation of the — Chic, Nux., Puis . . . 54 

Heart-burn — Nux., Sulph 62 

Heat Spots — Aco?i., Rhus 84 

Hemorrhage 55 

" from the Lungs — Am,, Cine., P/ws 56 

u from the Nose — Am., Cine, Phos . 56 
" from the Stomach — Aeon., Am., 

Ifiec . . 56 

Hepar Sulphuris Calcarea 150 

Hiccough— Nux ......... . , 60 

Hives — Apis, Ars., Calc, Dulc, Rhus 57 

Hoarseness — Aeon., Bell., Carb. v., Dulc, Hep., 

Phos . 57 

Hooping Cough — Bell., Cuprum, Dros., I pec, 

Verat 58 

Humming in the Ears — Bell., Nux., Puis 40 

Hysterical Fainting — Cham., Ign 59 

Hysterics — Ign., Puis 59 

Ignatia amara 150 

Incontinence of Urine— Bell., Cina, Mer., Rhus. 129 



Index. 173 

PAGE. 

Indigestion — Bry., Nux., Hep., Puis., Sulph., 60 

Infants, Diseases of. 74 

" Acidity of — Cham. . . 77 

" Asthma of — Cham., Ipec, Samb 75 

" Colds of — Aeon., Cham., Nux . 76 

u Colic of — Cham., Colo., Nux., Puis . ... 76 

" Constipation- of — Bry., Nux., Sulph . . . 77 

" Crying oi—Bell, Cham \ 86 

Diarrhea of — Ars., Cham., Ipec Si 

Excoriation of — Cham 84 

" Heat Spots of — Aeon., Rhus ;. . 84 

Jaundice of — Merc., Cham 83 

Milk Crust of— Aeon., Rims., Sulph S3 

Rash of — Aeon., Rhus 84 

" Red Gum of — Aeon., Rhus., Sulph 85 

" Restlessness of — Bell., Cham., Coff. . ... 79 

" Sleeplessness of — Bell., Cof 79 

Snuffles of— Ars.. Calc., Sulph., Nux. . 78 

" Spasms of — Bell., Cham., Cina., Cupr.. 86 

" Teething, Fever with— Aeon., Bell 87 

Teething, Slow— Calc., Coff 87 

" Thrush— Ars., Merc, Sulph 74 

" Toothache— Cham 87 

Inflammations, Acute 65 

Inflammation of the Bladder — Aco?i., Canth . ... 64 
" " Bowels — Aeon., Bell. ,Mer 64, 66 
" Brain— Aeon., Apis., Bell., 

Bry., Merc 64, 66 

" " Bronchia — Acon.,Ant.tart., 

Bry. , Cham. ,Mer., Puis. 64, 16 

" " Ears— Aeon., Bell, Puis. .. 64 
" " Eyes— Aeon., Bell., Merc., 

Puis., Sulph 64 

« Eyelids— Bell., Hep., Puis. 64 

« Glands— Bell., Merc 64 

" " Gums — Carb.v., Merc. . . . 64 

" Kidneys— Bell, Canth .... 64 

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174 Index. 

PAGE. 

Inflammation of the Liver — ^4a?#., Bry., Merc. 64 
" Lungs-^4a?». , Ant. tart., Bell., 

Bry., Cine, Nux., Phos . . 64 
" Pleura — Aeon., Bry., Phos., 

Sulph 64 

" Stomach — Aeon., Ars., Bry., 

Nux., Verat 65 

" Throat— Aeon., Apis., Bell., 

Kali b., Merc 65 

" Tonsils-^4a?»., Bell.,Merc. 74, 1 1 1 

" Tongue — Aeon., Merc 74 

Influenza — Ars., Merc,, Nux 87 

Injuries, External 88 

" Mechanical— Am 89 

Injuries, Burns, or Scalds — Aeon., Calend.,Hep ., 89 

" Stings, or Bites of Insects — Am 90 

Cuts, Wounds— Am., Bell., Calend., 

Hep 90 

Ipecacuanha 151 

Irritation, or Itching of the Skin — Aeon., Hep . . 91 

Itch — Merc, Sulph 91 

Jaundice — Aeon., Cham., Cine, Merc 92 

" From Anger — Cham 41 

" of Infants — Cham., Merc 83 

Kidneys, Inflammation of the — Aeon., Bell., 

Canth 64, 70 

Legs, Cramp in the — Nux., Rhus., Verat 31 

Leucorrhea — Calc, Puis., Sulph 93 

Liver, Inflammation ot — Aeon., Bry., Merc. . . .64, 71 

Loose Teeth — Merc. 153 

Loss of Appetite — Ci?ic., Nux., Puis 12 

Loss of Hearing (Catarrhal) — Merc 32 

Loss of Smell (Catarrhal) — Nux., Puis 30 

Loss of Taste 14, 63 

Loss of Voice — Bell., Merc., Phos 131 



Index. 175 

PAGE. 

Kali bichromicum 1 52 

Lumbago— B ry., Nux., Rhus : 94 

Lungs, Inflammation of the — Aeon., Ant. tart., 

Bry., Phos 64, 72 

Measles — Aeon., Bry., Puis., Sulph 94 

Meningitis — Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry 48 

Menstrual Colic — Cham., Puis 96 

Menstruation, Disorders of 95 

" too Frequent — Calc., Nux 96 

Painful — Cham., JVux., Puis 97 

" too Profuse — Cine., /pee., JVux. . . 97 

" Retarded or Suppressed — Aeon 

Puis.. . . 98 

Mercurius iodatus 155 

Mercurius vivus 1 53 

Mercury, Abuse of — Card, v., Hep 143, 150 

Milk Crust — Aeon., Rhus., Sulph 83 

Mind, Emotions of the 41 

Morning Sickness — Ars., Ipec., Nux., Sulph. . . in 

Mouth,. Canker of the — Card v., Merc., Sulph . . 75 

" Saliva (accumulation of) in the — Merc... 153 

" Sore — Ars., Merc, Sulph 74 

" Ulcers in the — Merc 74 

Mumps — Bell., Merc 98 

Nausea — Ars., Ipec, Nux., Puis 132 

Neck, Stiff— Bry., Dulc 122 

Nervous Affections — Aeon., Bell., Cinch., Coff., 

Ign., Nux 99 

Nervous Excitement — Cham., Coff 100 

" Headache — Coff., Ign., Nux., Puis . ... 52 

" Toothache — Bell., Cham., Nux 126 

Nettle-rash — Apis., Ars., Calc, Dulc, Rhus. . . 57 

Neuralgia — Aeon., Apis., Ars., Bell., Cine 100 

Nightmare — Aeon., Nux., Puis. . . . , 101 



176 Index. 

PAGE. 

Nose, Bleeding from the- — Aeon., Am., Cinch.. 56 
" Discharge from the — Ars., Merc, Puis., 

Sulph..- 28 

" Soreness of the — Merc, Sulph 28 

" Stoppage of the — Nux., Phos 29 

Nux vomica 155 

Offensive Breath — Card, v., Merc, Nux., Puis. . 15 
Ophthalmia — Aeon., Bell., Cham., Cinch., Coff., 

Ign., Nux... 99 

Oppressed Respiration — Ars., Ipec, Nux 13 

Overheating, Bad Effects of — Aeon 43 

Painful Menstruation — Cham., Nux., Puis 97 

Painless Diarrhea — Ars., Cine, Phos 34 

Palpitation from Fright — Aeon .... 41 

" of the Heart — Aeon., Cine, Puis 54 

Passion, Bad Effects of — Cham.- 41 

Periodical Headache — Ars., Cine, Puis., Sulph 52 

Phosphorus 157 

Piles — Nux., Sulph 102 

Pimples — Am., Bell., Puis., Sulph 103 

Pleura, Inflammation of the 64 

Pleurisy — Aeon., Bry., Sulph 104 

Pleurodynia — Am., Bry 104 

Pox, Chicken — Aeon., Bell., Rhus 17 

14 Small — Aeon., Ant. tart., Merc, Sulph.. . . 119 

Poisons and Poisoning. , 105 

Poisoning by Arsenic 106 

" " Acids 106 

" " Aconite 106 

" " Alkalies 106 

" " Belladonna 106 

" " Cantharides 106 

" " Corrosive Sublimate 106 

u •' Gases 106 

" " Laudanum 106 

" " Lead 106 



Index. 177 

PAGE. 

Poisoning by Morphine 106 

" Opium 106 

" Phosphorus 106 

." Prussic Acid 106 

" Paregoric 106 

" " Soothing Syrup 106 

" " Stramonium 106 

Pregnancy, Disorders of 108 

Colic of — Cham., Nux 108 

Constipation — Bry., Nux 109 

Diarrhea — Cham., Puis 109 

Toothache — Cham., JVux., Puis no 

Varicose Veins — Puis., Sulph no 

" Vomiting — Ars., Ipec, JVux in 

Profuse Menstruation — Cine, Ipec, Nux 97 

Pulsatilla 158 

Purple Rash— Aeon., Bell., Cof 84 

Quinsy — Aeon., Bell., Merc in 

Rash, Infant — Aeon., Rhus 84 

" Nettle — Apis., Ars., Calc., Pule., Rhus . . tf 

" Purple— Aeon., Bell., Cof. 84 

" Rose— Aeon., Bell., Cof 84 

" Scarlet— Aeon., Bell., Coff 84 

Red Gum — Aeon., Rhus., Sulph 85 

Restlessness of Infants — Bell., Cham., Coff 79 

Respiration, Anxious — Ars., /pec., Phos 13 

" Oppressed — Ars., Ipec, Nux 13 

Retarded Menstruation — Aeon., Puis 98 

Retching (effort to vomit) — Ipec, Nux., Puis . . . 132 

Rheumatic Fever — Aeon., Bell., Bry 45, 112 

" Headache — Cham.,- Bry 52 

" Toothache — Cham., Merc 126 

Rheumatism — Aeon., Bry ., Puis., Rhus., Sulph. 112 

Rhus toxicodendron 160 

Ringworm — Calc, Rhus., Sulph 113 

Rose Rash— Aeon., Bell., Sulph 84 



178 Index. 

PAGE. 

Rules of Health 54 

Saliva (accumulation of) in the Mouth — Merc. . 154 

Scald-head — Calc, Rhus., Sulph 114 

Scalds — Aeon., Am., Calend 89 

Scarlatina — Aeon., Apis., Bell., Merc., Sulph . . 115 
Scarlet Fever — Aeon., Apis., Bell., Merc, Sulph. 115 

Scarlet Rash — Aeon., Bell., Coff 84 

Sciatica — Ars., Colo., Nux., Rhus 116 

Sea Sickness — Coccu., Nux., Petrol 117 

Sedentary Habits, Effects of — Bry., Nux.. . .141, 155 

Shingles — Ars., Merc, Rhus., 118 

Sick Headache — /pec, Nux., Puis 52, 62 

Sickness, Morning — Ars., Ipec, Nux in 

Skin, Excoriation of — Cham 82 

" Itching or Irritation of — .Merc, Sulph.. . . 103 

Sleeplessness — Aeon., Am., Coff., Puis 118 

" of Infants— Bell., Coff 79 

Small -pox — Aeon., Ant. tart., Merc, Sulph. ... 119 

Smell, Loss of (catarrhal) — Nux., Puis 30 

Sneezing — Merc, Nux 153, 155 

Sore Mouth — Merc, Sulph 74 

" Throat — Aeon., Ars., Bell., Merc 120 

" " Clergyman's — Bell., Hep., Phos.. . 121 

" " Relaxed — Merc,, Nux 120 

Soreness of the Nose — Merc, Sulph 28 

Spasmodic Colic — Bell., Nux 24 

" Croup — Cham., Ipec, Samb 75 

Spasms from Anger — Cham 41 

" and Convulsions 86 

" of Infants — Bell., Cham., Cina., Cupr . 86 

" in the Stomach — Carb. v., Colo., Nux.. . 122 

Spongia tosta. 161 

Spots, Heat — Aeon., Rhus 84 

Sprains — Am., Rhus 90 

Stiff Neck— Bry., Dulc 122 

Stomach, Acidity in Infants — Cham 81 



Index, 1 79 

PAGE. 

Stomach, Cramp in the — Carb. v., Nux 34 

" Cough — Bry., Nux. . . 28 

" Inflammation of the — Aeon., Bry . ... 65 

Spasms in the — Carb.v., Colo., Nux. . 122 

Stoppage of the Nose — Nux., Phos 30 

, Strains — Am., Rhus 90 

Stye on the Eyelid — Apis., Hep., Puis 124 

St. Vitus Dance — Bell., Cupr., Ign 123 

Suffocation, Paroxysms of — Ars., Ipec, Nux . ..13, 75 

Sulphur .... 1 61 

Sunstroke — Aeon., Am., Bell. 124 

Suppressed Eruptions — Bry 141 

" Menstruation — Aeon., Puis 98 

Suppression of the Urine — Aeon., Camph.,Nux. 128 

Suppuration — Hep., Merc 127, 154 

Swallowing, Difficulty of — Bell., Merc 120 

Swollen face — Bell., Cham,, Cine,, Mere. 100 

" Glands — Bell., Merc 69, 121 

Swoon, (see Fainting) — Camph., Ign 43 

Taste, Bitter — Cham., Merc, Nux., Puis 63 

" Loss of — Puis 63 

Teeth, Loose — Merc 153 

Teething, Ailments during 87 

Fever during — Aeon., Cham . 87 

" Slow— Calc 87 

Tetter — Ars., Calc, Merc, Rhus., Sulph 125 

Throat, Clergyman's — Bell., Hep., Phos., Spong. 121 

" Sore — Aeon., Ars., Bell., Merc 120 

" Relaxed — Bell.. Merc, Nux 120 

" Ulcerated — Ars., Bell., Merc in 

Thrush — Ars., Merc, Sulph 74 

Tongue, Coated — Merc, Nux., Puis., 63 

" Inflammation of — A con., Merc 74 

Tonsils, Inflammation of — Aeon., Apis., Bell., 

Merc 74, 1 [ 1 

Toothache. 126 

" during Pregnancy — Cham., Nux., Puis, no 



180 Index. 

PAGE. 

Toothache, from Cold or Chill- Cham.,Dulc,Mer. 1 26 

" from decayed Teeth — Bell.,Merc,Nux. 126 

'' from Indigestion^— Nux 126 

" Nervous — Bell., Cham., Nux 126 

" Rheumatic — Cha?n., Merc . 126 

" in Children— Cham 126 

Typhus Fever — Aeon., Bell 45 

Ulcers — Ars., Bell., Calc, Merc., Sulph 127 

" in Mouth — Merc in 

Ulcerated Gums — Merc 51 

" Throat — Ars., Bell., Merc. . . . . 1 1 1 

Ulcerations — Hep. f Merc. . 127, 162 

Urinary Complaints 128 

Urine, Incontinence oi—Bell., Cina., Merc, Rhus. 1 29 
" Suppression of, or Difficulty — Aeon., Nux., 

Camph.. 128 

Uvula, Relaxed— Merc, Nux 120 

Variola — Aeon., A?it. tart., Merc, Sulph 119 

Varicose Veins — Puis., Sulph y. 130 

" " during Pregnancy — Puis., Sulph. no 

Veratrum album. . . . 163 

Vertigo — Bell., Cine, Merc, Nux., Puis. . .... 130 

Voice, Loss of — Merc, Phos . . 131 

Vomiting — Ars., Ipec, Nux:, Puis , 132 

" Bilious — Ipec, Nux., Puis 132 

" of Blood — Aeon., Arn., Ipec 51 

" during Pregnancy — Ars., Ipec, Nux. . in 

" violent, with Colic — Ars 132 

Voracious Appetite — Cine, Cina., Nux.. 13 

Warts — Calc, Rhus., Sulph 132 

Waterbrash — Calc, Carb. v., Nux 133 

Watery Eye—Sulp/i... 64 

Whites — Calc, Puis., Sulph 93 

Whitlow — Hep. Merc 49 

Wind — Cine, Nux., Puis 50 

Wines and Spirits, abuse of — Nux . .... 155 

Worms — Cina., Merc, Sant., Sulph 133 

Wounds — Am., Calend 90 



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